Christmas Letters
“waited until she’d worked two hours straight before she phoned her sister. Zelda was a stay-at-home mom with Zoe and Zara, who were identical twins. Earlier in the year Zelda and Zach had purchased the girls each a dog. Two Yorkshire terriers, which the two girls had promptly named Zero and Zorro. K.O. called her sister’s home the Land of Z. Even now, she wasn’t sure how Zelda kept the girls straight, let alone the dogs. Even their barks sounded identical. Yap. Yap and yap with an occasional yi...p thrown in for variety, as if they sometimes grew bored with the sound of their own yapping.
Zelda answered on the third ring, sounding frazzled and breathless. “Yes?” she snapped into the phone.
“Is this a bad time?” K.O. asked.
“Oh, hi.” The lack of enthusiasm was apparent. In addition to everything else, Dr. Jeffries’ theories had placed a strain on K.O.’s relations with her younger sister.
“Merry Christmas to you, too,” K.O. said cheerfully. “Can you talk?”
“Sure.”MoreLess
Zelda answered on the third ring, sounding frazzled and breathless. “Yes?” she snapped into the phone.
“Is this a bad time?” K.O. asked.
“Oh, hi.” The lack of enthusiasm was apparent. In addition to everything else, Dr. Jeffries’ theories had placed a strain on K.O.’s relations with her younger sister.
“Merry Christmas to you, too,” K.O. said cheerfully. “Can you talk?”
“Sure.”MoreLess
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