Chapter 5

It was Halloween.

Dad had arranged a family dinner.

He said it was just a family get-together to wrap up the New Year celebrations.

Grandpa and Grandma showed up.

Uncle Tom and his family came.

Uncle Mike and his family came too.

There were over thirty people, spread out across three tables.

I knew exactly why Dad had set up this dinner.

After what happened on New Year's Eve, the family group chat was blowing up with gossip.

Everyone was gossiping about us.

He wanted to clear things up in person so everyone would let it go.

And sure enough,…