My parents stood outside, their faces tight with anger and embarrassment. My mother pushed past me the moment I opened the door.
“What were you thinking?” she snapped. “Feeding strangers? Posting it online? People are calling us selfish.”
I folded my arms. “Then maybe you should ask yourself why.”
My father tried to soften the situation. “Your mom thought the restaurant would be easier.”
“Emily cooked for three days,” I replied.
“She’s a child,” my mother dismissed. “She’ll get over it.”
“She’s your granddaughter,” I said firmly. “And she worked herself to exhaustion for you.”
Emily flinched. My father finally looked at her. “We didn’t mean to hurt you.”
“But you did,” I said.
My mother claimed she hadn’t known how much Emily was cooking. I told her she never bothered to ask. She turned to Emily. “Why didn’t you tell me?”
“I didn’t think I had to,” Emily said quietly.
The air felt heavy and stifling.
My father admitted they were there because my post made them look bad. I met his gaze. “You left your granddaughter. That’s what made you look bad.”
My mother accused me of humiliating her. I told her canceling a party your granddaughter cooked for—and excluding her without warning—was humiliating enough.
