After blow-drying my hair, which I am pretty excited to show my parents and throwing on a
warm white turtleneck, I sit on the couch with my head on my chin as Seth attempts to set up the
video chat.
Normally I'd make a snide remark about his fumbling fingers, but I don't feel like we're in a
normal place again yet. Just like with Kingsley, sitting in my brother's presence is going to be
awkward for a while.
A loud beep startles Seth away from the screen and I smile widely at the sight of my parents. I do
actually miss them, even if I have far more freedom with them gone. Seth and I are already
through one lasagna for the week and I miss the smell of my mother making them fresh.
"Oh honey, you're hair!" My mother exclaims.
"My hair?!" I reply. "Look at yours!"
She got a signifi
