“It’s nice to see all of you again,” he responded, pulling out two chairs, gesturing to the one on his right. Oh. I quickly accepted the seat before I could analyze the situation. With that, he sat beside me and listened intently to Lottie complain about her daughter’s new boyfriend. And then he laughed with Evelyn as she told stories about the time she turned twenty-two. And he understood Cora’s complaints about the rising prices of oranges at the grocery store. I was so focused on him that I forgot I was even here, and not just watching him from afar.
