Chapter 15 - The Estate Hosts Another Wedding

Four years after Claire’s wedding, the estate hosted another one.
Not Claire’s.
A cousin’s.
Noah was eleven.
He carried the rings.
Margaret attended quietly.
She and Noah had resumed limited contact after years of therapy and boundaries.
No hugs were required.
No forgiveness speech happened.
At dessert, Noah dropped a fork.
Everyone at our table froze for half a second.
Then he looked at me.
I looked at him.
We both started laughing.
The moment passed.
That was healing too.
May you like
Not forgetting.
No longer being controlled by the memory.