I went up to deliver Caleb's mail (it's my job this month. We all take turns and you get the task for the whole month. No one has to come dig through mail in the front hall. If some is for you it will be delivered to your room. It keeps my front hall clear.
I knocked and he said Come in and when I came in he was just standing up and turning off his monitor. Just a second too late.
What is that?
Just finishing up some banking-
No, your wallpaper. Turn it back on, please, I want to see.
He sighs and lets his shoulders drop but he complies.
One of Cole's photographs of me.
You live in the same house. Do you really need a...a...technological shrine?
It's a beautiful photograph.
They all were. But I don't want to see them.
Then don't put them on your computer.
It feels inappropriate.
It's nothing of the kind. My brother took a nice picture of my girlfriend, if you leave out all of the history. It's nothing you need to worry about.
Do you have a lock of my hair and a few candles burning somewhere too?
No, I blew those out already. That's why you're here. I had a little summoning circle.
Oh, Jesus.
Well, you asked. I'm just up here all day making voodoo dolls of Lochlan and casting wizard spells to make you mine. Seriously, Bridget. Thank you for bringing up my statements but honestly it's a good photo and if you stick around long enough you'll see they rotate through a sizeable collection of his work, including some even of Chris and Loch. So while I love to flatter you and you deserve it, it's really just a picture.
It's never just a picture.
No, it is. It really just is. I miss my brother. Let me have that.
I knocked and he said Come in and when I came in he was just standing up and turning off his monitor. Just a second too late.
What is that?
Just finishing up some banking-
No, your wallpaper. Turn it back on, please, I want to see.
He sighs and lets his shoulders drop but he complies.
One of Cole's photographs of me.
You live in the same house. Do you really need a...a...technological shrine?
It's a beautiful photograph.
They all were. But I don't want to see them.
Then don't put them on your computer.
It feels inappropriate.
It's nothing of the kind. My brother took a nice picture of my girlfriend, if you leave out all of the history. It's nothing you need to worry about.
Do you have a lock of my hair and a few candles burning somewhere too?
No, I blew those out already. That's why you're here. I had a little summoning circle.
Oh, Jesus.
Well, you asked. I'm just up here all day making voodoo dolls of Lochlan and casting wizard spells to make you mine. Seriously, Bridget. Thank you for bringing up my statements but honestly it's a good photo and if you stick around long enough you'll see they rotate through a sizeable collection of his work, including some even of Chris and Loch. So while I love to flatter you and you deserve it, it's really just a picture.
It's never just a picture.
No, it is. It really just is. I miss my brother. Let me have that.