Please be the reasonable party.
Again.
But I also knew what it meant to lose a wedding venue two days before the ceremony.
Deposits.
Guests traveling from other states.
Months-long plans that fall apart overnight.
So I gave in.
But only after Brielle had repeated every line.
Do not cut anything from the garden.
“Before.”
The borders must not be moved.
“Before.”
No tables or heavy furniture on the soft lawn.
“Yes.”
Every bottle, cup, plate, decoration, and every piece of trash disappears that evening.
“Yes, Vanessa.”
And nothing in Grandma’s house is being moved or changed.
Brielle rolled her eyes.
