Good News Or Money — Patricia Ann McNair

Hello, is this someone with good news or money? No? Goodbye!
Er…

Hello, is this someone with good news or money? No? Goodbye!
Ha! Yeah, right. A Thousand Clowns. Jason Robards. Right. Ok, yeah. Hey. It's me. Surprise. Long time. I know.
So here's the thing. It's about Mom. Are you there? Are you listening? Can you hear me? It's about Mom, she asked me to call. I didn't want to, but she asked…

Hello, is this someone with good news or money? No? Goodbye!
Goddamn machine. You wait a minute to try to collect your thoughts. It's about Mom, right? I got something to say.
Oh, wait. You probably think I'm calling about something bad. Oh, jeez. Wow. That's not…I mean…it's not bad. Nothing bad. No, hey. It's good. Ok, take two. Or whatever.
Hi, Dad? It's me. You know. Your daughter? The one you haven't seen in what, six years? Not since you moved up north -- to the tundra or whatever? Well, the only one, I guess. Your only daughter. Maybe. As far as I know. Probably. Your only daughter, probably. Does that sound harsh? Sorry.
It's just…I've been thinking about things, you know? Things. Just things. All kinds of things…