Page 5 of See You Next Tuesday

Judy [6:24am]: The hell you can

Walt [6:25am]: It’s 350 miles, if we miss the traffic downtown, I can average 75 the whole drive

Judy [6:25am]: And not stop for gas? Or the bathroom? Or that diner I found in Stockwell?

Walt [6:26am]: You mean Thornhill

Judy [6:26am]: The one in Indiana, you know which one I mean, the one with the home fries

Walt [6:26am]: Cottage fries

Judy [6:27am]: You and your goyesha potatoes

Judy [6:27am]: Anyway look at your watch, it’s already rush hour, we’re too late to miss the traffic

Judy [6:27am]: So Anya, do you want us to come down? We can be there in six hours

Anya [6:49am]: Oh my god you guys I was asleep, my flight isn’t until 2

Judy [6:49am]: Good, so we’ll pick you up from the airport at what, 3:15?

Walt [6:50am]: Are you checking a bag? Maybe 3:30

Anya [6:50am]: You’re so sweet, but I’m only going to Columbus for two weeks!

Walt [6:51am]: So you’re not checking a bag

Anya [6:52am]: I’ll see you for Thanksgiving, okay? Three weeks after the election!

Judy [6:52am]: Are you sure you don’t want us to come today? You shouldn’t be alone on your birthday

Anya [6:52am]: I won’t be alone, my boss will be there too. I’m fine!

Judy [6:53am]: Why don’t we come down this weekend? We can knock doors

Walt [6:53am]: Your mother’s great on doors

Anya [6:56am]: Inarguably the best, but I really don’t know if I’ll have time to see you!! You should volunteer closer to home, there’s a tight race in IL-17

Anya [6:56am]: Anyway I have to get on a conference call in four minutes. Love you so much!!!

Walt [6:56am]: Love you too, Anya. Happy birthday

Judy [6:57am]: See you this weekend!

——Forwarded Message——

FROM: Lev Chlebek

TO: Anya Katz

SENT: October 23, 2:41 pm

SUBJECT: You get in ok?

Call me when you land

“I think something might really happen with Lev tonight,” Anya whispered into her phone, a gleaming red BlackBerry Pearl that her office paid for, which made her feel like the fanciest lady on planet Earth. She was in the back of a cab on her way from the Columbus airport to her hotel room for the next two weeks.