Chapter 17 - THE FAMILY DINNEROne year later, Sarah hosted Thanksgiving dinner.
The table was smaller than the one where everything had begun.
There were no twenty relatives.
No laughter at someone's humiliation.
No expensive decorations.
Just people.
Luke sat beside me.
Brandon sat across from him.
Sarah was beside Luke.
Claire had also come.
The family was still complicated.
Still damaged.
Still healing.
Luke lifted his glass.
“I'm thankful for cake.”
Everyone laughed.
Even me.
Then he looked at Sarah.
“And Aunt Sarah.”
Sarah smiled.
Brandon raised his glass.
“To family.”
I looked around the table.
Family was no longer simple.
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But it was honest.
And that was enough.
