She Banned Me From Christmas in the House I Still Owned

Another mother had just signed a lease after spending six weeks there with her two children.

Volunteers were packing leftovers for an elderly couple down the road.

The house was louder than it had been in years.

Warmer too.

“Yes,” I said.

“He would have.”

Outside, snow began falling against the windows.

Inside, someone dragged an extra chair to the table.

And this time, nobody had to ask whether they belonged.

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