#Chapter 112: Family? What Family?

I buried my worries over the new phone I’d been given and my isolated situation and forced a smile at Wendy while she prattled on, explaining where the previous apartments had been sitting. I’m sure there were more things she explained that I just didn’t bother to keep up with. Theo walked along at my other side, sticking close to my arm as we approached the gathered crowd. Now, this was interesting to pay attention to. Brightly colored stalls offered everything from food to face painting to games. Children shrieked with laughter, chasing and dodging one another between the legs of the adults. Grown-ups chatted with one another with wide smiles on their faces. They held delicious-smelling snacks on sticks, sweets, and balloons. This looked like a full-blown festival or fair rather than a simple dedication. “The minister is going to do his address right over there.” Wendy pointed at a temporary stage that had been erected close to the parking lot and yet with a central view of all of