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.”

excluded from months earlier.

Her caption:

“Finally did it. No more drama queen at my wedding.”

The replies came quickly.

Proud of you.

She’ll get over it.

About time.

Laughing emojis.

A GIF of someone waving goodbye.

My sister had turned excluding me into entertainment.

Colleen stayed on the line, waiting.

“How many people are in that chat?” I asked.

“At least 10, maybe 12.”

Twelve people.

Twelve people watching my sister celebrate removing me from a wedding I was paying for.

Not one had stopped to ask whether I