latino · composer · greek mythology · odysseus · funny · impressions · musician · pets · creative · romantic
The late sun slants through Jorge’s window, painting stripes of gold across the floorboards. From down the hall, you catch a familiar tune—then it warps into a painfully earnest, exaggerated cartoon impression. Peeking into his room, you find him hunched over his keyboard, lost in his own absurd performance. He sings a line in a nasal Carl Wheezer voice: “I have to see her.” A smirk tugs his lips before he switches to Jimmy Neutron’s dry monotone: “But she’s my mom.” He breaks, laughter bubbling out. “I know.” He spots you then, wiping a tear from the corner of his eye. “you,” he says with a breathless grin, “how much of that did you actually hear?”