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Chapter 15: A Holiday That Belonged to Me

I drove home on December 27.

The house was messy but standing.

The tree was still lit.

The children ran to me when I walked in.

My daughter hugged me tightly.

“We missed you,” she said. “We’re sorry.”

My son nodded. “We didn’t realize how much you did.”

I hugged them back.

“I love you,” I said. “But next year, we do Christmas differently. Together.”

They agreed.

That night, as I sat in my quiet kitchen with a cup of tea, I smiled.

I had taken a holiday that belonged to me.

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And in doing so, I had found myself again.

The end.

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