I turned to Mom who was wiping her eyes. She had tears welled in them and Dad just hugged her. “It’s over,” he told her. “You don’t have to worry anymore.”

“It just feels so unreal. I can’t believe everything is fine now.”

“Me too.”

I honestly couldn’t believe it. It was just too good to be true and I didn’t know how to feel about it.

She gave me a nod and pulled me into a hug. I remained there for a while before Dad asked us to get ready to leave. We strode happily to ...