I found the family gathered in the kitchen, coffee and plates of food being passed around. Needing a coffee, I walked over to the coffee machine, stabbing the buttons until the rich brown liquid filled the cup.

　　The room was filled with joyful chatter as my parents and sister conversed with cousins and partners. Liam was among them and I would occasionally hear his laugh in the group of a dozen. I kept my back to them as the coffee machine began filling my cup with white foam, watching in a daze.

　　Realizing I had forgotten my meds up stairs, I abandoned my coffee and snuck out of the room,...