“You know your other cousins don’t like me, right?” He stated a fact we all knew.
“And so does my mom…” I stated and he groaned.
“So, are you planning to avoid them all your life?”
“No, I just think it's for the best, that…”
“You popped up from nowhere, Nate. If you want anyone trusting you or accepting you, you have to prove that you are not just some swindler, that you are worth it. Avoiding them won’t help you accomplish anything. Now set the meeting. See this as an opportunity and work on how you plan on making it all better.”
“How’s your wife?” He changed the topic as his normal way and I sighed, remembering her screams and sobs.
“Bad..”
“You sound like you really care.”
“Just shut up.” I ended the call.
The moment I hung up, my mom called and I groaned. I really couldn’t
