ALICE POV
It’s hard to believe how much has changed in just three years. Time has a funny way of slipping through your fingers, and yet, here I am, standing in front of a mirror, trying to stuff myself into the gown for my graduation ceremony. The swish of the satin against my skin reminds me of how far I’ve come, but the reflection staring back at me is still that same girl who stepped into this place with big dreams and endless possibilities. Only now, I’m a mother of three toddlers, and one more on the way.
The pups —no, not so pups anymore, they’re toddlers with attitudes—are wreaking havoc on my parents. I glance over at them from the mirror, watching my mother spoil the kids like there’s no tomorrow. And my father, always the doting grandfather, follows her lead. *As if they’re no
