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My dad loved my mom

He loved her

“Did she leave you?”

“It wasout”

“I don’t get it”

“Love you, Dahlia, you know that But like I said to your brothers and Davina, this isn’t for you kids to get It’s between your mom and me”

He sounded exhausted

And low

And despondent

The thought ofthrough this with , and I wasn’t there …

Guilt drenched me

The words were out ofhome”

He sighed “Bluebell, you don’t need to do that”

“No, I do” The thought was ; however, I needed to seehih, and I needed to hug ht out as soon as possible I’e it all now I’ll call you when I know ht time”

“You know I’ to talk you out of this I can’t wait to see you, kiddo” Hearing howput a pause on all my concerns Whatever I felt, whatever I had to deal with in returning to Everett, it orth it already