Chapter 39 Nicole

• Twelve months earlier
• Tension filled the house as I prepared for dinner tonight. My mother, who barely agreed with my plans, left the preparation to me. Well, I won't blame her because there was nothing to celebrate. Her husband had just died, and her brother-in-law wanted to kick her out by all means.
• I juggled with cooking and setting the dining table at the same time. Stirring sauce in the kitchen to arrange a wineglass on the dining table.