Held Together by Dots
Two dots each, mine vertical and my sister’s horizontal. When Shuchi and I were growing up, our mother used to mark “our dots” on our underwear so she could tell them apart in the laundry. Now we have them tattooed on our wrists — not to keep us apart, but to show that we are always together. — Richa Chaturvedi
Sharing Cities
The third time Tolani’s profile popped up, I messaged her. (Cute smile. Funny caption. Why not?) We hung out every night that she was in Los Angeles, my hometown. I learned that she lived in Atlanta, a city I had called my own for 14 years and missed dearly. For months, we dated long distance, spending six days in each other’s homes before kissing goodbye. When the coronavirus descended, we decided to shelter together. (New love. An opportunity to nurture it. Why not?) Now, we hope, our cohabitation will never end. — Saniyyah Griffin
My Father’s Love Language
The first time my father told me “I love you,” he was in a hospital bed, hooked up to IV fluids and beeping machines. Cancer had transformed him into a fragile man who might take flight with the slightest wind. Standing by him as evening descended over New York City, I recognized little of the man who shoveled our entire driveway and hoisted me onto his shoulders. When he uttered those words, I was angry; it felt like a resignation. Yet, even at 17, I understood: He spoke his love because he could no longer love through action. — Jessalyn Li
“Who’s There?”
My 88-year-old mother looks at the screen, squinting. “Who’s there, you say?” My brother explains that the boxes frame her other children. Three thousand miles away, in Chicago, I wait for my 97-year-old father to sit down. Zoom, coronavirus, Lima, Chicago, Florida and dementia collide on our screens. I usually travel to Peru every other month to care for my parents. Without international flights, I feel as lost as my mother. I shoo away questions that start with “What if…?” Today, when my mother asks, “Who’s there?” I say, “Tu hija.” (“Your daughter.”) She smiles. I do too. — Ana Ubilluz Colomb
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