At exactly 6 in the evening, the doorbell rang, prompting Dad to get up from the couch and open the door.“Tony!” He exclaimed loudly, and I turned around just in time to see him and Uncle Anthony in a hug.Dad pulled back from the hug to give Aunt Maya one. Uncle Tony pulled Carla into a loose side hug.“Avery, my little girl!” Aunt Maya exclaimed and pulled me into a hug.Her hug brought warmth and a sense of comfort to my heart and I returned the embrace with just as much the same.“Look at you! It hasn't even been a year since I last saw you, and you already look so thin.” She said as she pulled out of the hug and looked over to Dad with a fake angry expression, and Dad just raised his hand in surrender.“Not my fault she still skips her Breakfasts and only knows Mac and Cheese; I tried.” He defended himself, and I chuckled before hugging Uncle Tony.“Darling, can you please help Mico outside? He insisted on carrying the luggage, but I know he must be cursing the suitcases by now!
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