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“I’d rather come there and tell you Are you free this weekend?”

“Sure” I re to do Saturday night, but I can cancel it”

“I don’t want to interfere with your plans” My dad usually doesn’t give a shit aboutHe’s not hi a divorce? Does he view this as a good thing or a bad thing? Of course, I auto

“You won’t be interfering, Dad Trustto be pissed at me, but I don’t care I need to be here forto really end it with Adele

I shouldn’t be happy I should feel sorry for hiht move She’s a sick bitch and I want her poison out of my life Out of my dad’s life too Plus—and this is completely selfish on my part—I don’t want our secret revealed

I don’t even know if her secret is the truth And that’s what scares me the most What’s real, what’s not? I’m not sure anyht with you and go home Saturday? That way you can do what you need to do Saturday night,” Dad suggests

“You can stay the entire weekend if you want” I want him to I miss him We used to be close Before I turned fifteen andthan rown up so …

Closing my eyes, I shove her flirtatious voice firmly out of my brain

“Let’s play it by ear,” ree And e hang up, I feel a little lighter My head’s not as cloudy and for once, I’ close to me for the rest of the day

Chapter Three

If there ever coether, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever – Winnie the Pooh

Drew

My dad shows up Friday around noon and we go to lunch, at one of the popular cafés don that’s full of college students and people on their lunch break from the nearby businesses It’s small and busy and the tables are tiny and round Our knees buainst each other because we’re both tall, and it feels incredibly aard I’ much beyond small talk because he’s the one with the oing to drop that particular boht scar hi that chance

Finally, after the waitress brings us our lunch, he finally says so important