1 day before my sister’s wedding, she texted: “You’re out of my wedding—only real family belongs here.” I replied: “Good. Real family can pay for the venue themselves.”

new one existed without me.

I only discovered it because the florist emailed a revised arrangement list referencing instructions from the bride’s group chat—instructions I had never seen.

I called Jessica.

No answer.

I texted, “Hey, can we talk about the floral changes?”

Four hours later, she replied, “Gail and mom are helping me now. You don’t have to worry about it.”

I stared at those words.

“You don’t have to worry about it.”

As though managing $47,000 in contracts were some hobby I had volunteered to obsess over.