RICH RUSSELL ~~ “I will miss being in the same house with you guys,” my son muttered softly, pouting as he was forced to say his goodbyes to the girls as soon as we exited the airport after landing in Seattle. It’s been one hell of a week. It started with so much uncertainty, but within the ten days that we spent in Milan, I found clarity. Moreover, clarity wasn’t the only thing I found in Milan. I found healing by visiting and staying within the walls of a house that held so many memories of Charlotte. I thought about my sister a lot during our stay in Milan. I missed her, but I knew I was at peace because she would want me to live happily. Also, I found love, pleasure, fun, essence, and peace in Maliyah during these ten days. Every moment we spent together felt electrifying, and ev

