I sit anxiously in front of the computer, practically jumping up and down when a small window pops up and I see the faces of my twin best friends in front of me.
“Hi!” I scream like a maniac.
They laugh and chant back, “Hey!”
Elsie and Naomi have been my best friends since before Jamie left. They’re two of the main reasons that I didn’t sink onto a depression when I realized he wasn’t coming home. We all grew up together, with our parents being lifelong friends.
I’m about to tell them that I’m engaged and I kind of doubt that they’ll take it overly well. “So what’s the huge news that you had to share?” Naomi asks, sounding amused. I texted them last night that I had news to share and it was an emergency.
Before I can lift my hand to my mouth in a fake yawn to show off my ring, El
