LILY
Ever since I’d gotten home, this was the first day – well, moment – in which I just couldn’t keep the smile off my face.
And when we approached the beautiful lake cabin I knew by heart, that smile only widened.
“Housie!” Ev exclaimed, looking out the car’s window at the lit-up house.
“Yeah!” Connor grinned back. “That’s your grandma and grandpa's housie”.
That night, Connor, Ev, and I were going to his parents’ place for our very first family dinner. They'd asked if we’d like to go over, so they could hug me again and meet Ev, and I didn’t feel like saying no.
Even more, I had wanted to go.
I'd spent two years locked in a basement, and then two weeks locked in my house, too fearful to get out and be seen, being asked questions … but I missed being around people.
Connor'
