i told her:

i told her: "there is nothing but signs," and pointed to the XIII on my left wrist, the date on the calendar, and the full moon in the sky. i told her Mercury was in retrograde and - if it made her feel any better - not to forget that it was a leap year. but all this is beside the point.

the point is that i got in my car to drive home and looked at the time; it was 11:11. i thought of my sister and made a wish...