Thirty Years Too Late
"Nathan, if you don't want to take responsibility, you don't need to flee back to Kingsford."
I stared at her blankly before laughing. "No, you've got the wrong idea. It's New Year's. I haven't been back in four years. I have to go home this year."
Without hesitation, she replied, "Then I'm coming with you. Even ugly daughters-in-law have to meet their in-laws eventually."
I twitched at the corner of my mouth before finding myself smiling.
"Okay."
The next day, when the plane landed in Kingsford, the city felt strangely unfamiliar.