The family group chat exploded, and within a minute, over fifty messages came in. Two cousins first reacted to the picture with a heart emoji, then an uncle who had learned to use smartphones reacted with a stiletto emoji.
Then Aunt Bea, the aunty with strong opinions about everything, typed in capital letters, "WHO IS THIS GIRL AND WHY IS CARL SMILING LIKE THAT?"
From there, everyone started typing.
She's so pretty! Carl has been hiding her from us this whole time??
Carl!! You didn't tell us you had a girlfriend! I'm offended.
Look at her smile. She looks like such a sweet girl. Carl, you better not mess this up.
I always knew our Carl would find someone lovely. He has his mother's taste. Look at that smile on her face. She clearly adores him
Carl baby, this is Auntie Lia. I am so
