Chapter 19: Family Dinner Disaster
The disaster began with a text message.
A single text message.
One innocent looking text.
Grace: Family dinner tonight... Everyone must attend ..
Ivy stared at her phone.
Then at the ceiling.
Then back at her phone.
"No."
The universe ignored her.
Naturally.
By six-thirty that evening, the dining room looked like Thanksgiving had married a hostage situation.
The table was covered with food.
Too much food.
An illegal amount of food.
Roasted chicken.
Mashed potatoes.
Salad.
Pasta.
Garlic bread.
Three desserts.
Nobody needed three desserts.
Grace believed otherwise.
"Sit, everyone!"
The command echoed through the house.
People obeyed.
Mostly because Grace became terrifying when ignored.
The seating arrangement immediately felt susp
