"Okay, take care," Maria said with a soft smile as the holographic screen blinked off.
After chatting for almost an hour with his mom, Kevin finally wrapped up the call. It was tough breaking the news that he wouldn't be able to call for months. When he told her, she got all teary, which made it even tougher. Somehow, he managed to talk her through it before hanging up.
He had intended to introduce Keith to his mom, but with the serious conversation, he decided against it. Now, walking towards Keith—who was still munching on chips and engrossed in something on her watch—he heard her jest, "I didn't know you were a mama's boy. Who talks with their mother for hours on a call?"
Kevin thought of saying 'the ones who have them?' but it might have been too much, so he just shook his head and replied, "She wanted to chat more when I mentioned that today would be the last call for the next two months."
