#Chapter55

I stood in front of my old home, on my old porch, in my old neighborhood feeling that faint numbness. All I wanted to do is jump back in my car and drive off never for once turning back. Ugh, I better get this over with. I open the door to see the already decorated room, well everywhere flashing with little red and green bulbs, a Christmas tree at the far corner of the room highly decorated, presents surround it.

"Merry Christmas!!!" Mom pokes her head from the kitchen fully in the Christmas spirit

wearing Santa aprons. I smile. "Well Christmas eve but whatever, who cares." We meet at...