Page 17 (1/2)

"I’ood man" My dad smiles at me as alk down the beach

After breakfast, we decided to take a hile my mom went to lie out in the sun

"You have always put everyone before you I’lad you found a ood to ful of ocean air

"You can see it when he looks at you that he adores you"

"Really?" I question, then wonder if I should have said so different

"When you picked us up at the airport yesterday, your e claim We were, quite frankly, in awe Kai is…well, kind of inti"

"No, he’s not" I shakeat you with a softness in his eyes that I have only ever seen once before, and that was from you father when he looked at you or your s his way I’m in shock because we have never, not even once, spoken about my father before

"You were his star" He shakes his head before he looks out at the water and then back at me with a deep sadness in his eyes "When he asked me to take you in, I kne hard it was for him to do Your mother and he loved you You were the reason they were put on this Earth"

"I hate that I don’t reh tears

"You do…" He pauses, takes my hand, and then places it over my heart "In there, you remember them They have always been with you, will always be with you"

"I know they loved me," I tell hiain

"I know they did too," he says as his face softens

"No, I know, because they gave you and Mos irl" I can hear tears in his voice, and it kills uys too," I sob, wrapping hter around hi between visits"

"Okay," I agree, holding on to hi moment I have missed both of my parents, buthim in my life over the last few years has really hurt

"Love you, Dad"

"Love you too" He pulls away then looks at et back to the house and your husband sees you"

"I’h watery eyes

He wraps his arm around my shoulders, and alk the rest of the way back to the house in silence I feel like, over the last feeeks, I have been boood, and so from it

Chapter 6