Family Picture

EZEKIEL

Looking at Vivienne, Vera, and Vince sitting beside me and us, having a picnic made me feel some sort of contentment. When was the last time I did this? Or did I ever experience having a picnic before?

I watched Vera and Vince dig into their food, and for a moment, everything felt just right.

I pulled out my phone and started taking pictures of the kids. I couldn’t stop myself from capturing every moment.

Then I turned to her brother who was beside her.

"Hey, Vince, smile for the camera!" I called out, and he gave me a half-smile, his usual reserved self. Vera, on the other hand, was all giggles, posing with her sandwich like she was on a magazine cover.

“Me too, Dad!” she said.

“Alright.”

After a while, I turned the camera toward Vivienne. She was sitting quietly, looking at the kids with a soft expression.

I snapped a picture before she even noticed, wanting to remember how beautiful she looked at that moment, even with her messy hair.

“You three, smile all together,”