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My phone buzzed with a text from\u00a0<\/span>Maya<\/span><\/strong>, the only true friend who\u2019d stuck with me through everything.\u00a0<\/span>Did you get it? The invitation? Are you going?<\/span><\/p>\n

I took a large swallow of whiskey before responding.\u00a0<\/span>Haven\u2019t decided.<\/span><\/p>\n

Girl, you HAVE to go. Walk in there with your head held high. Judge Eleanor Marshall. Make them all eat their words.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was easy for her to say. She hadn\u2019t been there for the Thanksgiving dinner five years ago when James had stood up, glass in hand, and announced to our extended family that I was nothing but a disappointment who would never contribute anything meaningful to this world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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My phone buzzed with a text from\u00a0Maya, the only true friend who\u2019d stuck with me through everything.\u00a0Did you get it? The invitation? Are you going? I took a large swallow of whiskey before responding.\u00a0Haven\u2019t decided. Girl, you HAVE to go. Walk in there with your head held high. Judge Eleanor Marshall. Make them all eat…<\/p>\n

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