I drove up to repair my late wife’s lake cabin… and found my son-in-law’s parents unloading a U-Haul into it – Welcome

to pass our internal construction review.”

The room applauded.

Sophie’s eyes filled with tears.

Not shame.

Pride.

I thought the story had finally reached its ending.

Then a familiar voice came from behind us.

“So this is what replaced us?”

I turned.

Vanessa stood in the showroom entrance.

PART 8

For a few seconds, nobody moved.

Vanessa looked different.

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