Vanessa nodded, feeling a sense of understanding. "Work has been crazy," she said. "And family stuff... well, you know how it is."
As the stars began to twinkle in the night sky, Vanessa, Marie, and Emily walked off the beach together, the sound of the waves washing over them like a balm. They'd faced their share of challenges, but in this moment, they were together, and that was all that mattered. vanessa+marie+the+beach+incident+family+the+work
It was her sister, Emily.