Rude Awakening

Vivienne’s POV

(Christmas Day 2021)

Christmas morning was always a mixed bag in my house.

On one hand, it meant my parents were in a marginally better mood, marginally, since appearances had to be upheld for family portraits and social media. On the other, it meant I was back home tiptoeing around their expectations with a fake smile stretched over my face like an ill-fitting mask.

So far so good