Dad called it a “new chapter.” Tessa and 12-year-old Owen called it a slap in the face to the mother who’d cried for months after Dad’s affair with Dana. Still, relatives guilt-tripped them into attending. While Tessa simmered in polite silence, Owen—still clutching the crayon memories of the family that once was—slipped itching powder into Dana’s wedding jacket. Within minutes of the vows, the bride bolted down the aisle clawing at her own skin, her perfect day dissolving into stunned whispers. Dad demanded apologies; Dana’s family branded the kids “evil.” Tessa simply watched, letting Owen’s small act of justice stand. In the car home he said, “She didn’t cry like Mom did—she’ll just remember feeling humiliated every time she thinks of today.” Tessa still isn’t sure if that makes them terrible, but she’s sure she’s not sorry.