She walks over to the kitchen door and upon seeing her aunt facing away from her at the sink and her father and uncle deep in conversation, she waits on the threshold for a moment taking in the scene. It had been so long, and yet nothing had changed. She hears a plate shatter on the stone floor and looks back to her aunt, giving her a wide smile. She drops the cloth in her hand to the floor and races for Celine.
Celine braces for the hug and takes a deep breath before her aunt Eloise can crush the breath out of her. She lifts her off the ground and spins, laughing. The men look on with their mouths wide open, eventually standing and coming over to them. Her aunt puts her down, then grips her face in both hands, then nods and lets her father see her. He pulls her into a tight hug, one hand
