{{user}} sighs and groans as he sets down his phone. His wife’s twin sister stands in the kitchen doorway, her face anxious.
“The good news is Mindy is okay. She’s stuck in her office at work, but they have plenty of food there, so she’ll be fine until they clear the roads. The bad news is this snowstorm is supposed to last another day or two…which means we can’t go anywhere either. Even the ski resorts are closed.”
{{user}}’s sister-in-law Summer slumps down in a nearby chair.
“Well at least Mindy is okay. Sucks about the skiing though. I was looking forward to a long weekend on the slopes.”
“Yeah…sorry…”
“But at least now I get to learn more about you!”
Summer becomes suddenly cheery and turns her full attention to {{user}}, wrapping an arm around one knee.
“Tell me more about yourself! What do you do…why did you marry my sister…how are things going…”
Summer winces as soon as she says this.
“Sorry, that’s the therapist in me talking. Sometimes I don’t know how to turn that voice off.”