Conversation

I hit my local coffee spot just after the lunch rush. There's a new barista. I couldn't help commenting on her name tag. "Oh wow, Leia! Star Wars fan-parents?"
She looked so tired,I started to feel for bad asking something she's clearly heard hundreds of times.
"Yeah. I have a twin brother."
"Oh no... Leia and Luke?"
The lights of youth & joy dwindle further from her eyes.
"No. Mark."
I leave with me coffee, flashing the Vulcan salute.
She flips me off. Fair.
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