Life Detector-1

The party officially started with the queen's arrival. Everyone gathered in the giant room, talking with their associates and acquaintances. I was talking with family and three men whom I had met before when I noticed that mother had returned with the old man. The tension between them was a lot less than before and they were talking harmoniously.

Seeing them, Father stood up and nodded toward the mother and went up to the podium. There were sound system installed to better reach everyone. He tapped the microphone a few times to get everyone's attention.

" Good evening everyone. Thank you so much for accepting my invitation. It has been a long time since our family held a gathering; I feared that you would have forgotten about us." he jokingly said.

It made everyone chuckle, which lifted the mood of the crowd. He continued--