"she realized something with a sudden clarity as she lay there.
claire was falling for karl all over again."
in which:
claire had known karl jacobs and his family for as long as she could remember. they saw each other all the time, but it was at the...
the next morning had been earlier than the previous ones. most of them had been awoken by the storm, so they met in the living room downstairs.
"do we have flashlights if the power goes out?" luke had asked.
they did a quick search and realized that they did not, in fact, have any flashlights. so karl and luke had decided to go out and get flashlights and snacks for their day indoors.
which had left jess and claire alone in the quiet house, where they now sat in the living room, warming by the fireplace.
they were talking about what had happened in the four years since they saw each other last.
"i'm sad i didn't get to watch you get your license." jess was saying, a touch of sadness in her voice. "or turn 18."
"i know, i would've loved to call you and tell you all about it. too bad things . . . fell apart."
"yeah. hey, karl's gonna kill me for this, but wanna see some old pictures of him? you know, since you never got to see the peak of his awkward teen phase."
claire laughed. "sure, why not."
jess went through her camera roll and found pictures of teenage karl. she even had a few from when he was really little, reminding claire how much he had changed.
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"what is the context to this picture?? and oh my gosh, the hair!!" claire said, laughing so hard her stomach hurt.
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