Lena had spent her entire life being overlooked. She wasn’t just excluded from a few family gatherings—she had been left out of every one of her siblings’ weddings. She had watched them celebrate love, make lifelong promises, and revel in their joy, all while being told she wasn’t old enough, wasn’t included, wasn’t wanted. At first, she begged for a seat at the table. She pleaded with Ivy, her sister, for an invitation. “If I let you come, Lena, I’d have to let other kids come too. It wouldn’t be fair, you know that.” Fair. That word had haunted her.…
All Four of My Siblings Did Not Invite Me to Their Weddings, Only Now, as I am Getting Married, Have I Found Out Why
