The Fifth Candle
Ever since that day at the airport, my marriage with Julian, which had never been particularly close to begin with, seemed to have grown even more distant.
The Carter family had always maintained a tradition of going to church on New Year's.
Elaine had been sick for days. She was down with a fever, was dizzy, and experienced weakness that refused to go away.
One day, my devout mother-in-law suddenly turned her attention to me. "Perhaps someone brought something into this house that shouldn't have been brought back. We should invite a priest to perform a blessing ceremony."