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Conversation With an Aunt
Nov. 3rd, 2015 09:13 pmHad an odd conversation just now.
I had gotten a call from my Aunt J on Sunday night, but I couldn't return it until today. Getting any sort of call from a relative is always unsettling as I'm not close with any of them. To get an unsolicited call usually means someone has died, and Aunt J is the oldest living Cyr on my branch of the family.
Her son was in town to visit a girlfriend, and they ended up getting into a argument that resulted in the son, B, being outside in the snow for several hours with no money (which is atypical) and no real contacts. J called every number she had only to find...
My sister's number is no longer in service. Huh.
My Aunt S's number is no longer in service. Double huh.
She finally tried mine in a sort of Hail Mary pass, since my number used to be my Dad's number way back when, and maybe a relative still had it. She figured she was going to get my brother.
Naturally my phone was off, so all I got was the message.
Anyway, B had ended up walking and chatting with some guy, and the two of them came across a fellow bleeding in the street. They helped him and then ended up spending the night a police station making statements (and incidentally keeping warm). The next morning he contacted his girlfriend, who drove him to the airport for his flight back to BC. With no reconciliation, so who knows if he'll be back.
Along with that, I found out that my aunt is now a recent cancer survivor. I wished her good health moving forward and that was it. No one had died.
Still, that was a weird little adventure. I'm sorry I didn't get the call directly - I could have easily taken B in for the night and given him a ride the next day.
I had gotten a call from my Aunt J on Sunday night, but I couldn't return it until today. Getting any sort of call from a relative is always unsettling as I'm not close with any of them. To get an unsolicited call usually means someone has died, and Aunt J is the oldest living Cyr on my branch of the family.
Her son was in town to visit a girlfriend, and they ended up getting into a argument that resulted in the son, B, being outside in the snow for several hours with no money (which is atypical) and no real contacts. J called every number she had only to find...
Naturally my phone was off, so all I got was the message.
Anyway, B had ended up walking and chatting with some guy, and the two of them came across a fellow bleeding in the street. They helped him and then ended up spending the night a police station making statements (and incidentally keeping warm). The next morning he contacted his girlfriend, who drove him to the airport for his flight back to BC. With no reconciliation, so who knows if he'll be back.
Along with that, I found out that my aunt is now a recent cancer survivor. I wished her good health moving forward and that was it. No one had died.
Still, that was a weird little adventure. I'm sorry I didn't get the call directly - I could have easily taken B in for the night and given him a ride the next day.
