“Who did you imagine they'd be — and who actually arrived?”

Why this question

The picture you'd built during the waiting. What matched, what didn't, and what turned out better than anything you'd imagined.

Capturing it in voice

• ·Answer it yourself first, then ask them the same question and keep both. Two voices, one moment.
• ·You don't need quiet. You need now. Record it in the car, on the walk to school, at the foot of the bed.
• ·Record it on an ordinary day — the background noise of your kitchen is part of the keepsake.

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