After dessert, stand up quickly. People always turn in the direction
of sudden movement.
Make your announcement loud and clear. A sound on par with hearing
the cry of your first child leaving the womb, an utterance that causes
instant jealousy from those who do not have someone that clings to
their every breath.
Wait a few seconds. Orders stop being taken. Forks rest on tongues.
Toasts interrupted, glasses still in the air.
Come closer. Kneel down.
Say it again, softly this time.
Jackson Lawford
