The Family Holiday Novels & Stories

My palms pressed straight into the shards of glass. "Are you deliberately trying to piss me off today, Zero?" I opened my mouth, wanting to say that Ashton had bumped into me. But I shut it again almost immediately. The truth didn't matter. At some point, I'd suddenly understood that Ashton would never be at fault. But for me, even breathing was a sin. "I just… wanted to help you clean up the dust and trash…" I just wanted Mom to be a little happier. She let out a cold laugh. "Even a single scrap of paper in this house is more useful than you. You'd better remember who the real trash in this family is, Zero Camden."

Mark and I have traveled to my father's place to spend the day before Christmas Eve with him. We stayed overnight until the day after Christmas. The movie we were watching, "Home Alone," was cut short by a knock on the door. "I'll fetch it." I say going up. I enter the door and I'm welcomed with 'carolers.! " We want to use this opportunity to extend our warmest holiday greetings and best wishes for a prosperous new year to you and your loved ones." My family from New York sings with their matching caps on as though they rehearsed.

Forbidden Pleasures Cousin’s Forbidden Affairs 1 The Family Trip The annual end-of-year trip to the lake house was a law in our family. Every summer, without fail, the entire clan packed up and headed to the big wooden house by the water. It was supposed to be a week of tradition: loud dinners, messy bonfires, and aunts and uncles trying to force everyone to bond. For most of my family, it was a vacation. For Kai and me, it was a trap.

After hearing Mom’s words, Nathan recoiled from me as if I carried a plague. Turning to the other media and bystanders, he raised his voice. "This is a family matter. We shouldn’t interfere. Her parents and husband are all OB-GYNs. Three doctors wouldn’t misdiagnose the fetus together. And if there really were an issue, the police would’ve resolved it at the station already. We’re talking about an unborn child here. Don’t stir up gossip or feed on someone’s tragedy." With that, he waved for his team to leave. His parting glance at me was laced with pure loathing.

“Wherever you want to go. I’m game. Somewhere warm would be nice. October is halfway gone, and November will be here before we know it. We could take a pre-Christmas break. Escape before the chaos.” Her lips curved. “You? Escaping before chaos? That would be a first.” He smirked. “You underestimate my commitment to avoiding your in-laws.” She laughed softly. He lay beside her, propped up on one elbow. “What does your family usually do during the holidays? Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year?” “Thanksgiving is usually a giant get-together at Gran’s. Loud. Too much food. Too many opinions.” She hesitated. “Fred told me my mom is pushing hard for Lola and Merlin to be invited. But Gran and my dad

Then after we high-tailed it out of town, we never went back. Today, though, is a very important day; I'm meeting Anthony's family. The entire MTF crew has opened up their base of operations for everyone's family to share in the holiday together. Spearheaded by Blaze and Whitney, it's the first get together of its kind, but I can tell that most everyone is very excited about the families getting together. Anthony had to go help set up, so I'm grabbing the sweets I baked and the turkey we deep-fried last night that's now been sliced, for anyone who would prefer to have a cold sandwich.

Anya smoothed it out on the counter and read it twice. “Family Day — Join us for a celebration of community and learning. 10 a.m. Friday. Music, snacks, art displays.” She blinked. The words felt deceptively harmless. She didn’t usually go in for these things. Zoe was still young enough that “family” could be whatever you told her it was—one mom, one stuffed koala, and a fridge that made ice like magic. But this time, when Anya read it aloud, Zoe’s eyes lit up.

Eleanor hoped that whatever took her daughter would kill her, because if she came back, she knew she wouldn't be the same, and she didn't want Michelle to live knowing that they hadn't gone out to look for her and that her brother had locked the door without knowing she was still outside. After that, Richard and her went back down, he offered to walk Anbur and she stayed inside with Peter, watching Spongebob on their TV. Even with what was going on, life continued, the line, water,electricity… She didn't Know how it was possible, but it was, and they didn't have to pay nearly as much as they had to before everything started. They didn't have the best economy, so it was a relief that it brou

They looked like the perfect family of three. A bitter smile tugged at my lips. It would be a lie to say I wasn't hurt, but moments like this had become so common that I'd grown numb to the ache. I even hit "like" on the post before putting my phone down. In the days that followed, I stayed in the hospital while Mason and Jackson were off traveling with Sophia. On the day I was discharged, I packed my things quietly and returned home alone. As I opened the door, I heard Mason and Jackson laughing from inside. They were sitting on the couch, surrounded by lavishly wrapped, expensive gifts.

There were no relatives who would be visiting home during the holidays. Thus, Sonnet took the whole family to the hot spring resort on the first afternoon of the new year. Originally, Sonnet planned to buy the tickets herself, but Johnson settled everything. He bought tickets for Sonnet's family, including Myles, Sophia, as well as Lindy and Marcus. The whole family was divided into two cars as they headed to the hot spring resort in excitement. Sonnet sat in the car, a little absent-minded as she thought about Maxwell.