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I was not meant to be a father The world didn’t need another asshole hothead

I realized that if I followed that line of thought, I was saying Finn would have been like me, another kid with a bad-tempered dad who fucked him up And then he’d be one

The world had broken the chain, chosen for us

One of the black suits ca," he said "Shall we begin seating them?"

Mrs Rotheford nodded

"If you’d like to followtoward a side door

"I a Finn" Corabelle clutched the side of the coffin like she was never going to let go

Time for me to help I cao wait"

Her head fell forward, her back starting to shake as she sobbed "Don’t let them close it until I’m ready Promise you won’t let theet to be the last one to say good-bye"

She turned around to o"

Relief washed overby the casket the whole service I led her out the door behind the funeral ho over speakers The organ dirge faded as alked down the hall, and I thought we had escaped it, but e arrived in the s was piped in

Corabelle and I sat on a flowered loveseat

"Should I locate the other family members?" the man asked

"No," I said "No way"

The e of expression "I’ll come for you when it’s ti the door behind him

Despite what I’d said about my family, I did wish for June, a happy distraction, as we sat there and stared at the floor