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It’s all messed up It’s all muddled, but if it hadn’t happened, he would have never been my father And as much as I’m heartbroken at what I’ve lost with Olivia and Eli, I’ beside me now is my dad

The world is side each other, so, yet not How le bubble? Maneuvering in e believe is a forward direction when it’s only in a circle a the same type of people

My mother, my father and Eli lied For whatever reason, they lied, and typically in eworthy offense But maybe the world isn’t so black-and-white Maybe there’s rooray

Without what has happened, there’s no doubt I would have stayed in the sa about re new in life

I take in the two iveness Eli and my father couldn’t be more different Blond hair to dark brown Blue eyes to near black Medical school to a GED Shirt and tie to blue jeans and a black leather vest

But there’s so ent in their oays, both leaders within their communities and, more important, they both love me and I love theo hoer than either your dad or I expected"

I tangle the ends of ers "And then what?"

"Life returns to normal," answers Dad "Your mom and I are ready for that"

Per the club’s request, Mo between the Riot and the Terror is in flux and they didn’t want another fireworks show if my mother made another appearance in Louisville

And then I overheard a phone conversation between Dad and Mom As much as she wanted to support me, she didn’t want to come to Kentucky As she told o and she preferred to keep the distance I saw the relief on Dad’s face--it was her way of saying she was still choosing him

I peer over to Eli "What happens to you and h and his eyes flash with a for e in going against my mother and father has always eluded me, but that was before all of this If h this chaos then he can still love ree "I want to see Eli more than that"