I stumbled into the house my broken heart trailing heavily. It was well past curfew but my brain didn’t have enough strength to care.
I didn’t expect it. The laughing and the clanking of spoons and forks on plates. I drifted to the dining room while noticing how impeccably clean the house was.
“what is happening?” I thought to myself.
I halted in my steps when I spotted a smiling Alec and my whole family having what I would call a hearty dinner together. Everyone was here, George included- even though stiff and looking terribly bored- but he was here nonetheless.
Rita looked awestruck while Mira hung on to Alec’s every word as if the weather became more interesting than it usually is. Even Evan showed a bit of interest. Christy, always the careful one looked wary and my mum was fille
