They Forgot to Invite Me to Christmas—So I Bought a Mountain. When They Came to Take It, the Deputy Was Already Waiting.

from a storybook. By ten o’clock, my house was full again, but this time with people I’d actually invited. Priya, Gabe, and Luce arrived with presents and enough food for a small army.

“We weren’t letting you be alone after that performance,” Priya said, pulling me into a fierce hug. “Also, we don’t trust your family not to try a second assault.”

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