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

like she was lit from within. She was two years younger than me, but there had always been a glow around her, something that made her seem like the center of everything.

To my parents, she was.

“This looks amazing, Mom,” Lily said, reaching for the chicken.

“Vicki helped,” my mother said, waving a dismissive hand before turning back to Lily with a smile continue reading …