EMMY

If any Christmas has the potential to be the worst ever, this is it.

The atmosphere is so tense that it feels like if only the smallest thing happens, everything will blow up.

I spend most of my time in my room and only leave it to eat or when I have plans outside the house, like meeting up with Linda and Erin later.

First, though, I have to get lunch done. If it's anything like yesterday's dinner, I can hardly wait for it to be over. There was a chill at the table that even my parents couldn't manage to disguise.

When my mother calls me, I go...