More Than Roommates
“Ignore them, dear. I’m Maya, and that’s my husband, Richard. And the troublemaker in the chair is Penelope.”
“Nice to meet you, ma’am. Sir. And you too, Penelope,” Alex says, his voice small but genuine.
“Oh, he’s polite,” Dad says approvingly. “You could take notes, Seth.”
“Noted,” I reply dryly.
Penelope tilts her head. “So, Alex, what do you study?”
“Media,” he says. “Film and communications.”
“Oooh,” she says, eyes wide. “That’s cool. Are you gonna make a movie about my brother’s tragic life choices?”