#Chapter 217: Secondary To You

Of all the awkward, uncomfortable diners I have sat through over the years, this one has to be the worst. And that includes the ones right after my public disgrace, when I went from being the pride of my parents to their servant instead, with my sister taking my place. Gladys, Caleb, and I are in the regular dining room, but even the long table here is comically large. Per Gladys’s assignments, she chose to sit at the head of the table, but placed Caleb at the opposite end. I sat in a seat nearest Caleb, which felt about a mile away from Gladys on the other side. This makes for difficult conversation, as most things need to be shouted across the space. Instead, we’ve mostly been awkwardly looking at each other in between bites of food. The other issue of tension is… The servants take away our salads and bring out the main course. Seared salmon with a baked potato, and a rare variety of vegetables are on the plate placed in the spot before me. Just as with the soup and then