Saturday morning arrived with stress. Not normal stress either. The deeply personal kind. The kind that sat directly on your chest the moment you opened your eyes. I stared at the ceiling inside Adrian’s bedroom for a long moment before groaning dramatically into the pillows. Today was family day. Unfortunately. Beside me, Adrian looked entirely too awake for a human being on a Saturday morning. “You’re sighing aggressively again,” he observed calmly while scrolling through something on his tablet. “I’m suffering.” “You’ve said that six times already.” “Because it’s evolving.” A quiet laugh escaped him. I glared immediately. “This isn’t funny.” “You’ll survive.” “That’s easy for you to say. You’re not emotionally preparing to see your family you haven't seen in years” Befo

