December 10, Morning

[alcumus]

Mother sent a handful of seashells to me by courier with a note that she collected them herself when she went fishing with Grandfather last week. A few of the shells reflect light nicely like tiny silver mirrors. As a token of my appreciation for the gift, I was planning to make her a pair of earrings with two of the more stunning shells. The

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[wighteknight]

Your grandfather is making an attempt at... setting you up?

[alcumus]

He told me on my birthday that they would be seeking a match. I'm... aprehensive, to be honest.

[wighteknight]

Understandably so. You're still young. They should not be so quick to encourage such an arrangement.

[alcumus]

My father was married around my age, it's not that aspect of this sitaution that concerns me most.