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“But you’re sad”

“Thirty-eight years I’ve been , Bluebell”

God, this sucked “I’m sorry”

His ansas to pull me into his arms I sank into his embrace Nowhere felt safer

“Thanks for co to see your old man I know this is hard for you But it’s time, don’t you think, to put the past to rest?”

I ainst his shoulder, “I don’t know if I can”

“We’ll do it together” Hu your oldturn his life has recently taken”

I laughed softly, despite lad to see he hadn’t lost his sense of humor

Before I could question him about the separation between hi and sla shut made me jerk away from my dad

“Dad, you ho sister’s voice

“Davina?” I whispered

“Dad?” a male voice called

“Darragh?”

Dad shrugged, looking only slightly sorry “I told the and they both wanted to be here”

“Dad!” Davina yelled