Kay, don't have pics, but this is an interaction:
“Jinho told me to say hello to the Queen for him. Gosh! It’ll be so awesome to see you again. You have no idea how much I’ve missed you since the move. He always says I talk about you like you’re some long-deceased relative and not just a phone call away. But calls are just different. We’ll probably be able to get lunch somewhere, the four of us, at least once before we leave. You, me, Jinho, and Kat. I just realized we haven't even introduced them, yet -"
Ohhhh. No no no.
My heart jumps into my throat and chokes me.
“Drew…” I start to say, but my voice fails me.
“-It’s been way too long since we all talked in person. You’ll have to give him my apologies, I haven’t been keeping up with his films. The last one I saw was that one with the robots…”
That was his last one.
He keeps chattering away about the movies and Jinho and my paintings while my conscience pounds on my brain - screaming at me-
-How…
How am I supposed to tell him?
Andrew turns away from the receiver again saying something to Jinho in Korean. Then he sighs into the mic, apologizing a little too loudly.
“Oof, ‘Licia, I’m so sorry. I totally forgot. We’ve gotta go now that we’ve gotten the lumber and see if we can make up for lost time. I’ll call you - or text you as soon as I can. I love you-”
“Drew-” I start to say. But he’s already hung up.
Two seconds later, his text appears on the screen, but I can hardly see through the headache shaking up the world like a cocktail.
“I’ll text you when we’re back in the country so we can arrange to get lunch - but hopefully sooner if we can. Our schedule has been hectic. P.S. I saw the news report for your exhibit online. I’m totally telling everyone that my older sister is a celebrity! (Jinho says we have to fix your house so we can start name-dropping XD.)”
I do have a picture of Alicia by herself though:
(Art by Mariel Leister)
