Thursday
Jon, say "hello" to Aunt Veronique.
Hi.
Wow, you haven't aged at all!
Crystal bought a house?
Yup. In Long Beach.
Married at 22, homeowner at 26.
What are you eating?
A failure pile of Thanksgiving leftovers.
Is that a slice of pumpkin pie?
Hey! Didn't expect to be woken up by you.
Sorry. When did we last talk?
Two-and-a-half years ago? [accesses her dossier] Yeah, July 18, 2008.
Damn. So how are you?
I am, heh, temping at age 28 for $9.50 an hour. And you and Doug?
Uh…we divorced.
Oh.
I married too young.
Well, at least you don't have a child.
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I'm currently applying to grad school.
Ah… Grad school. The solution to all of life's problems.
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Remember Mike?
"Mike and Amanda" Mike?
Yeah. I'm chatting with him and he says he missed you at your 10th anniversary high school reunion.
Oh. So it did happen.
[pause]
Why am I learning about my high school reunion from two people I met in college?
Monday