After a brutal night shift, I found out my parents had planned a weekend at my lake house with 20 guests, without asking me.

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Instead, I got dressed, made coffee, and drove to Devils Lake.

The house was quiet when I arrived. Peaceful. The cedar siding glowed in the afternoon light, and the water beyond it was deep blue beneath a silver sky. On the porch, I found two crushed plastic cups, a torn grocery bag, and one package of hot dogs someone continue reading …