After the little scene in the lobby, we all parted and no one spoke for awhile. Though, when the time came, everyone was gathered into the kitchen. I was one of the last ones to walk in and I awkwardly sat on the chair at the end of the long table. A huge feast was set out on the table and my eyes hungrily gazed over it. I glanced up at Tate in the process who sat across me on the other side of the room. The table was that long. Colin, Tom, Dale, Roger, Eddie, Joseph and my father Jonathan, also sat around the table. It was a full house. Once everyone was seated no one spoke. It irritated me how I seemed to be the one who always broke the silence. If only I got a dollar for every time... "Beautiful day isn't it?" Was what I had managed to blurt out. Dale chocked on the pea he had

