Meet Jordy

I hung up the phone with Lana in Vancouver and tugged myself in. That was 2AM my time. I had set my alarm for 9 'cause I've got a company class today at noon. My cough kept me up most of the night. The last time I woke up was 7:23. I was finally warm and asleep when the house phone screamed with a voice as hoarse as my own (note to self: must remember to adjust the ring tone). Unwillingly, I wiggled my body over to where the phone was. With blurry vision, I read from the caller ID: 0021604 . "That's Vancouver." I picked up the receiver and slowly sat up on the bed.

"Hello? *cough*"

"Kate! It's Lana. I know I woke you up, but you woke me, right? Blahblahblahblahblah.. hahahahaha..... blahblahblahblahblahblah... Lisa blahblahblahblahblah, right? blahblahblah."

Lana? Wasn't I just on the phone with you a few hours ago? You didn't call just to get me back 'cause I woke you up when I called you..... or did you?

Lana was full of excitement. She was practically yelling into the phone, and her speech (rather, her long strings of sound) would burst into laughter from time to time. Combined with the fact that she's from Newfoundland and I was half asleep, I felt like an ESL student taking a listening test.

"Blahblahblahblahblah brunch, right? Anyway, blahblahblah snow storm blahblahblahblahblah. Blahblahblahblah Lisa didn't show. Blahblahblahblah Jordy Sebastien blahblahblahblah.."

"Okay," I blinked hard a few times to force myself awake. "Process FAST, Kate." I commended.

Yes. I knew about the brunch date. Okay, Karen texted about the snow in Vancouver. Hmm..... That's very un-Lisa-like not to show up to a girls' date, especially considering Lana's been out of the country for a few months. Wait! Who the hell is Jordy Sebastien?

"Who the hell is Jordy Sebastien?" I asked.

"THAT'S WHAT I SAID! HAHAHAHAHA..... Kate, blahblahblahblahblah..."

"What?" I was really confused.

"Anyway, just call Lisa. blahblah I tried calling her but blahblahblahblah 'cause blahblahblahblahblahblah Jordy Sebastien."

I computed in my foggy brain: Lisa didn't show up for brunch with one of her best friends who's been away for a few months. There's a big snow in Vancouver. Lisa was unreachable on her cell. Okay, should I panic now? And who the hell is Jordy Sebastien anyway?

Eventually I figured it out (and I know I could've done it quicker but I was half asleep, okay?) Then Lana and I started screaming at each other on the phone (well, I tried. My voice would break and I was coughing like mad)! He arrived three weeks early and already messed up one of his mom's appointments. Way to go, Little Beast.

Welcome to the world, Jordy Sebastien.