Lily
It was later that night. Shawn and I were sitting on the couch in the living room when the phone rang.
"I'll get it," Shawn said, getting up.
"Ok," I said.
I went into the kitchen to make some tea.
"Hello?" I heard Shawn ask. "oh hey Stacey.........yes, she's here..........ok hold on."
"Lily?" Shawn called.
"Yeah?"
"Phone for you. It's Stacey."
I walked into the room he was in, where he was standing with the phone in his hand.
"Who's, Stacey?" I asked
"My sister. She's a year younger than I am."
"Oh. You never told me you had a sister."
"Oh, so I didn't."
I took the phone from him and walked back into the kitchen.
"Yeah hello?" I asked, nestling the phone between my ear and my shoulder.
"Hi, Lily?"
"Yes, speaking."
I put a tea bag into a cup, turned the faucet on, put water in the cup over the tea and stuck the cup in the microwave.
"This is Stacey. Shawn's sister?"
"Yeah I know he just told me."
"Oh. Well, the reason I'm calling is because I have a question for you."
"Ok go ahead."
"Do you know anyone by the name of Rosalie?"
Oh god. The name was instantly familiar.
"Um..........why?"
"She told me she's your daughter."
"Um Stacey I.......I have to go. I'm sorry."
"But....."
I hung up and got the tea out of the microwave.
Shawn walked back into the kitchen.
"Hey what was that all about?" he wanted to know.
"Oh, she just had a question for me."
"Oh."