Chapter 28 ~ December 25 A Christmas StoryThe AirBnB was a comfortable haven, even if there were only a few inches of wood and drywall between Camelia and the blizzard. She cranked the gas fireplace up and sipped a mimosa while Leon flipped through channels on the television, looking for A Christmas Story. They had prepped brunch and were just waiting for Sophie and Steve to get up. Despite the howling wind, it was going to be a perfect, lazy Christmas day.
And then Rita called.
“Merry Christmas to my favorite cousin!” Camelia said.
She heard Rita’s voice break as she tried to speak.
“Hey, hey, Rita, what’s going on?”
“Oh god, Cam. It’s Mum. Kenna just called. Mum had a stroke or something but Kenna didn’t really have much information and I don’t...” Rita blew her nose. “She... she di
