My Parents Took My Sister To Italy Until They Came Home To An Empty House

she planned to buy in Italian boutiques. They were so caught up in their adventure that they barely noticed me.

“Keep the house plants alive, sweetie, and don’t forget to bring in the mail,” my mother called out as she was leaving, giving me a quick, distracted hug that felt more like a brush-off than an embrace.

“Don’t touch my room,” Lily added, wagging continue reading …