Chapter 29: Aiden
Shortly before the appointed time, we all sat on the sofa and logged on. There was already a request for a group chat waiting from the Morris family. I took a deep breath, made sure our little group was well-framed by the camera, and accepted the invitation.
They were looking away, chatting amongst themselves, and didn’t notice us until they heard Buddy announce, “Look at all those people!”
Then the faces were all smiles as they crowded in to peer at us.
“Hello!” said an older woman, who I assumed must be Rosa Morris, the matriarch of the family, and Buddy’s grandmother.
Buddy grinned and waved.
“Oh, my, Aiden you look just like your father when he was your age,” she declared.
Buddy looked up at me. “They’re calling me Aiden,” he whispered.
I smiled. “That’s your
