I was seated next to her “boring” twin sister—but her first question silenced the entire table and changed everything I thought I knew.

you a complete answer,” he said.

“To what question?”

“The first one. About the piece of furniture someone really needed.”

Elena waited.

Mateo pointed to the reading chair beside the workshop window.

“I made that chair for someone who needed a place to sit without having to explain why they were different.”

Elena let out a small,continue reading …