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Genre: Literary Fiction
Word Count: 100

HANAI

            I met Kevin online. Our connection began with shared interests and blossomed into more.

            “You should visit in person,” said my sister.  

            “Fat chance. He’s in Hawaii, I’m in Nebraska.”

            Last week I received an airline ticket.

            “Next Saturday. Icon Grill. Seattle.

                                    Aloha,

                                    Kevin.”

_______________________

 He slides into the booth across from me. “You bring it?”

            From my purse I take a faded photograph of twins, a boy and a girl. Korean War orphans. I’ve carried it for forty years.

            His almond-shaped eyes crinkle as he fishes an identical photo from his wallet.

            “Jah-meh, I always hoped to find you.”  

*Jah-meh – Korean for sister

Confession: this is a retread that I’ve posted a couple of times before. So if it looks familiar, you know why. If you wrote a story in 2013 or 2016 for this lovely photo from Ted Strutz, who is sorely missed, feel free to repost. 😉 Shoot me an email if you’d like to reach out to Ted via snail mail. ❤