My Politically Arranged Marriage
“That’s Cal Booker!”
I sat up alongside her as we watched. His father, Edward Booker, was delivering a speech about the hunger crisis in America. Cal made a face at something his father said, as if he didn’t believe him. I wondered what it meant.
“He looks taller there,” Sydney said, fully invested.
“I suppose so,” I answered robotically, as I continued to study Cal.
Sydney looked over at me. “You okay?” she asked with kind eyes.
“As fine as I can be,” I replied, snapping out of my trance. “None of this feels real yet.”