“And add a whole new flaky layer of mortification to my awkward croissant? No, thank you!” I gave him a playful shove, still pretending to be angry when I was actually burning with excitement. He did remember me! “So tell me what happened to you. You went away for a two-week vacation that turned into forever.” He motioned back at the house behind him. “This happened. My grandfather died in the middle of the vacation.”
I love the bluntness, like how else do you deliver this news
