Chapter 18July 2013
Now: Koa
We all expected it, we’d all planned for it, and we had our coping mechanisms in place. None of that really helped.
I’d been back at work for a week. My family had weighed in on the job offer (Lani: threw a minor fit before offering grudging support; Mom: sadly agreed that the offer was too good to pass up; Dad: congratulated me with audibly sincere pride). Loren? Well, he listened to my pros and cons, nodded thoughtfully, and told me to do what was best for me. Not quite the reaction I’d hoped for, but he had a lot on his mind.
The movie shoot had wrapped on location and returned to the soundstage. Unless something went seriously sideways, they’d be finished in less than three weeks.
It was, almost to the day, exactly when we figured we’d lose Annie.
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