Dinner Preparation

I hung up the phone, the screen still glowing, but my thoughts were miles away. My heart raced, and my stomach churned. My mother’s voice echoed in my mind. “Invite us for dinner, Sienna. All of us. It’s time for family to come together.”

I had just called her back to tell her I would go, she picked out the restaurant.

Family?

I stared at the phone, still in my hand, unsure of what to feel. It sou