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“Just work,” Harmony said. “She’s crazy busy and she flew to California for some conference yesterday. She’s never around much.”
“Are you lonely?” he asked. “You can always come visit. Just because I live here doesn’t mean it’s not for everyone’s use.”
“Maybe I’ll take you up on it,” Harmony said. “Some weekend you aren’t on call and are around. I mean I always loved it there as a kid, but if you’re busy I won’t have anything to do.”
“Relax,” he said. “Get out of the city and chill by the water. Why can’t you do that?”
“I don’t know,” his sister said. “I don’t like to sit still, but it might be a good idea. I need some new inspiration for my social media.”
“Huh?” he asked. “What does that have to do with anything?”
“Theo,” Harmony said. “My job. I work for an advertising company and do all sorts of social media ads and content training. I’m giving trainings on how to set accounts up and what businesses should do to get more followers. They want me to be an influencer.”
He started to laugh, thinking his sister was joking. “What things are you influencing? How to avoid a nagging parent?”
“I could do that,” Harmony said, laughing. “But Mom might see it. Not that I’ve told her all that I’m doing. She doesn’t have those accounts anyway. She’s only on Facebook.”
“Are you doing anything that Mom shouldn’t be seeing?” he asked. The last thing he wanted was his sister to get into trouble or anything that might put her in danger.
“No,” Harmony said. “Never. It’s not like that. I guess I’m just out there living my life and doing things that make me happy. It’s amazing the number of followers I’m getting over simple things and now I’ve got companies sending me free products and wanting to give me ad money. I guess it’s a nice side benefit for doing my job and my bosses said it’s not a conflict as long as it’s on my own time.”
“I’m so out of the loop,” he said. “I mean I’m thrilled you’re happy. Mom can complain all she wants about you, but you’ve always emitted more sunshine than the rest of us.”
“Thanks,” Harmony said. “That actually makes me feel good. To be honest, I’m just doing normal everyday things that most people do, but I guess I do it differently. Or jokingly. I don’t know. I started to do it for work and employees were tagging me and following. It’s part of the growth. One video I did kind of went viral and it’s just growing.”
“What was it?” he asked. “And when was it?”
“It was a few months ago,” she said. “I went to an animal shelter. I was working with them and training them on how to set up their accounts and what might work to get more adoptions and donations. I don’t know, it was just so sad. I wanted to bring home every animal. I did a few different videos that day and posted them throughout the week to help them get going. But the last one I posted I got a little misty over it.”
“Jesus,” he said. Harmony was always sensitive too. “Did they put an animal down?”
“No! It’s not that. But there was an abused dog brought in. He wouldn’t go to anyone. The whole time I was there I saw him in the corner shaking. It broke my heart. I finally decided to go to him and it was just so cute and sad. I can’t explain it. But there was all this cheering and tears from the volunteers and I had no idea why. I got it on video. I’ll send it to you when we hang up and you can see it. When I look back now I can almost see the dog’s expression change along with his body. He crept over by me scared and by the time I wanted to leave his body was wiggling and he was chasing me and jumping. I wanted to bring him home but knew I couldn’t.”
His sister had a great heart. She was giving on top of being cheerful. He wasn’t surprised she could get an abused dog to come to her that no one else could.
“I’ve volunteered there ever since and I post videos too. They love when I do that as they say adoptions are crazy high when that happens. It’s a win for the shelter and my job because it shows my bosses that I’m good at what I do.”
“I bet,” he said. His sister was twenty-four, light brown hair and very attractive in her looks and personality together. He could see where she would draw people in not just with the story she was telling. “How come it’s not rubbing off on Erica?”
“I’m not sure much can rub off on her. I think she hates her job. Not that I understand what she does. And then she’s got to listen to Mom say what a failure I am and how I’ve got to live off of Erica. So I feel bad about that.”
He heard the sadness in Harmony’s voice. “You’ve got a job,” he said. “You live with Erica in an area that you can’t afford on your own. Erica had the place before you moved in with her months ago.”
“I know,” Harmony said. “I pay some rent but not half or anything. Erica won’t take more and it’s not like I could afford it. She says I keep her company, I’m watching the place when she’s gone, and she’s saving me from Mom. That she’s winning on three fronts and I’m getting one too.”
At least his sister laughed when she said that. “That is winning. Hey, I’m here if either of you guys needs anything or just want to get out of town. The place is yours too.”
“We know,” Harmony said. “It’s not like you’ve got a woman there, do you?”
“Sadly no. I’m as single as my two sisters.”
“We suck,” Harmony said. “But I’m not into the guys that seem to be into me.”
“Keep that attitude,” he said. His sister deserved the best, not someone out for a good time because that was all they saw in her.
“What’s your problem? You spend too much time working or still too serious? It’s not the way you look. You’re nothing like the skinny geeky kid you used to be.”
He snorted. “Work more than anything,” he said. “And not being interested in dating people I work with. Other than that, there is slim pickings.”
