Who is family... Really?
I awoke to the ringing of my cell and I hurriedly answered.
"Hello." I grumbled, still between sleep and wake.
"Are you sleeping already? It's like... Midnight."
"Carrie?"
"Mmhmm."
"What?... Why?... Huh?..."
"Haha, girl could you wake up so we can talk?"
"Sorry."
I cleared my throat and sat up before rubbing the last remnants of sleep from my eyes. The time on my laptop showed me that it was 11:30 pm and I stifled a yawn as I paused the video that was about to play.
"How are you?" I asked as I grabbed the pizza box and my juice bottle from the table and headed to the kitchen.
"I'm awesome. I love it up here and I've never felt so close to nature. I literally saw some wildlife as we drove to the cabin."
"So you're happy?"
I balanced the phone between my
