ZARA.
After dinner, I leaned back and watched with genuine interest in my eyes as the entire family laughed and shared inside jokes, the feeling of warmth surrounding me.
I’ve never experienced this kind of familial love, and it felt entirely new to me. It felt like I was watching the scene play out while I was in an entirely different room.
‘Is this what it feels like?’ Nia asked from within me and I instantly knew what she meant.
‘Yeah! This was what we missed out on,’ I responded.
Growing up, I’d watched other people find their way back to family no matter the storm they encountered on the way, it was always a given.
Fuck up, family. Break up, family. Graduation, family. First turning, family. Mating, family. Marriage, family.
Whatever happened, there was always family at th
