Chapter 20At last, Nick and I have reconnected. It feels amazing to know we’re still in love.
The holidays are fast approaching, and this time of the year always throws me into a maelstrom of emotions. Something about Christmas, the end of the year, reunion of loved ones, the abundance of some, against the misery of others, sharpens the contradictions inside me. On one hand, I’m never more grateful than at Christmas, surrounded by my adoptive family, yet on the other, the holidays remind me of the injustice in the world. Of all the children who go without, while others celebrate. I was one of those kids once.
Nick says being happy isn’t anybody’s fault and feeling guilty about one’s personal success doesn’t feed hungry kids. He believes in generosity and civil responsibility. A real soci
