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.”

the folder on my laptop containing every vendor contract, receipt, and confirmation.

I scrolled slowly through the documents.

Myra Templeton.

Myra Templeton.

Myra Templeton.

I wasn’t sure why I kept staring at my name.

Something inside me was taking inventory.

I tried once more.

I asked Jessica to meet me for coffee.

Just us.

No Diane.

No Gail.

She agreed, then arrived forty minutes late in workout clothes with her phone faceup between us like a timer showing how little time I deserved.

“Look,” she said before I’d even finished