My dad and Olivia have been the best at helping me with the baggage that I have carried. I have gone to family counseling with my parents and brothers, and one-on-one for me to be able to speak just by myself. I didn’t realize how much pent-up anger and frustration I had inside me. I thought I was fine, only to find out that my anger was slowly poisoning me, and I wasn’t going to let it consume me. I was progressing on my own time, and I will say that it brought me and my newly found family a lot closer together. I caught dad and Olivia looking at me smiling like they were trying to get my face memorized. They have commissioned a painting to be done on the day of the ball after we are all dressed up for the event. They wanted us to stand on one of the curved stairwells of the newly bu
