When we arrived at the restaurant, there was a twenty-minute wait to be seated. So, we all sat outside to wait for our table to be ready. “How was Seattle Crystal?” Karl asked her with a look of interest in his eyes and we all turned our eyes to her also waiting her response. “It wasn’t what I expected. It was actually fun.” She said fondly with a sparkle in her eyes. “What were you expecting?” Amilah asked confidently. “I don’t know… I met my mom’s parents and her brother who happens to be just a month and few days younger than me. He felt more like my brother than my uncle. I guess I was kind of expecting them to all reject me and treat my mom poorly but that was far from what happened. I could genuinely tell that my mom ha

