PRETEND PRINCESS
And then—because the universe knew this moment needed to be immortalized—the record player crackled, and the opening strains of A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton started playing.
I shrieked.
Lily shrieked.
The old people started nodding their heads, and before I knew it, we were all dancing.
Even Grandpa Roman.
Even Gym-Bro-Grandson, despite himself being mortified,whose name I remembered quite well but loved the tease of it
I spun around, singing the lyrics abysmally off-tune, throwing my arms around Grandpa, even as he blinked in surprise.
He didn't remember most things.
But in the moment, he was happy.