Texting your sister in a panic during the World Cup opene...

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1. Maya, pause the World Cup stream, now.
2. What? Why, did something happen?
3. Dad's in the VIP box next to Liam.
4. Liam? Your ex is at the opener?
5. They're on live TV and they just looked at me.
6. Are they waving at you?
7. They waved and smiled like they planned it.
8. Planned? Why would Dad sit with him?
9. He's been estranged three years; this makes no sense.
10. Screenshot it and send me, now.
11. I can't screenshot; camera zoomed in on them.
12. Don't get up or wave back, okay?
13. Liam mouthed my name and Dad mouthed 'tell her'.
14. Tell her what? This is too weird.
15. Then Dad slipped a folded note into Liam's jacket.
16. A note? Call security and stop filming it.
17. It couldn't be stopped; announcer just said 'special guests'.
18. Special guests? Who did they introduce?
19. Camera caption read 'The Ortega family — VIP box'.
20. Ortega? That's Dad's alias when he disappeared.
21. Liam laughed and pointed at the caption like a cue.
22. This isn't coincidence; they're performing something for the cameras.
23. He just stood, raised his hand, and mouthed 'forgive her'.
24. Do not go to them—record everything and meet me after.