There You Are

Grandpa held the phone too close to his face.

“Move it back a little,” Priya said. “Now I can hear you.”

“It is all so new,” Grandpa said. “My friends send a text. They post photos online. I just want to see your face.”

“Press the green button,” she said. “The one with the little camera.”

He pressed it. Priya’s face filled the screen, smiling.

“There you are!” he said. “There you are.”

“Hi, Grandpa,” she said softly. “I’m right here.”

He did not say anything for a moment. He just looked.