My Parents Called Me At 2 A.M. On Christmas Eve Screaming For $20,000 …

poured two glasses of wine.

“To boundaries,” I said, raising my glass.

“To peace,” Olivia replied, clinking her glass against mine.

We sat on the rug in front of the fire, watching the snowfall.

I thought about the college fund I had started, not for a sibling, but for the future children I hoped to have one day.

I thought about the inheritance I would continue reading …