She Returned Home For Christmas Only To Discover Her Family Had Already Left Without Her

MOM.

Grandpa saw my face. “Answer.”

“I don’t think this is a good idea.”

“Speaker.”

I swiped and held the phone between us.

“Emma?” My mother’s voice came through bright and irritated, with wind in the background. “Finally. Why haven’t you answered my texts?”

“You didn’t text me.”

“The service out here is terrible. Listen, something is wrong with the credit continue reading …