When the house fell silent
Even Mom, exhausted from another sleepless night, broke into an unrestrained chuckle, wiping her eyes as though laughter itself was medicine.
Tshepo, in his battle with gambling, discovered that distraction was his greatest weapon. He turned to cooking, though his “recipes” quickly became a family inside joke. One night, he proudly announced he had invented a dish called Gamble-Free Stew. It was supposed to be a simple beef stew, but somehow he managed to forget the beef. “It’s conceptual,” he insisted when Gail teased him. “You just have to imagine the meat. Less calories, more creativity.” The table erupted in laughter, the kind that made their stomachs ache and erased the heaviness, even
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