"HEY VI. I JUST LANDED," I say excitedly into the phone as I hurry through bustling Heathrow airport doing my best not to jump because I'm so glad I got off the bloody plane. It's an eight-hour flight from Chicago to London, but the arrival is even more appreciated when you've spent a whole day at the airport with endless delay. "Hey Allie! I'm glad you're finally here." My cousin Vi's voice is warm and motherly as I remembered it. Ever since the mother of my cousins passed away some twenty years ago, Vi has taken on the maternal role in her family. I was here for the funeral and death of my aunt, Vilma Harris. It changed the dynamics of our family, specifically the relationship between our parents, once brothers who were very close, now separated by much more than an ocean. "HEY VI. I JUST LANDED," I say excitedly into the phone as I hurry through bustling Heathrow airport doing my best not to jump because I'm so glad I got off the bloody plane. It's an eight-hour flight from Chicago to London, but the arrival is even more appreciated when you've spent a whole day at the airport with endless delay. "Hey Allie! I'm glad you're finally here." My cousin Vi's voice is warm and motherly as I remembered it. Ever since the mother of my cousins passed away some twenty years ago, Vi has taken on the maternal role in her family. I was here for the funeral and death of my aunt, Vilma Harris. It changed the dynamics of our family, specifically the relationship between our parents, once brothers who were very close, now separated by much more than an ocean.
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