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Shit I didn’t need to love her Not now

On the drive home, the words I love you played over and over inme distracted until I pulled in behind hts were on downstairs

I had left Maggie at the field with West, so it would just be us With the truth

Taking a deep breath, I steadied myself and headed inside Each step I took was heavy, full of dread The dread grew to fury, and by the ti more than to see my father walk out of our lives and never coh there wasn’t screa there was a heaviness to the tone I followed the sound and found the across from each other at the wooden farm table

My mother’s eyes were bloodshot froer than I had expected Did she know the truth?

"Does she know?" I asked hi him room to lie

He could barely look at me "Yes"

I walked over to her and slid an arm around her shoulders She reached up and patted my hand "We need to talk with you," she said, "about hoe are going to proceed froed Forever The sick knot in ry as I was, this wasn’t what I really wanted either I wanted the ht my dad was to be that man

I sat down at a chair closest to Mom and turned my attention to my dad I wanted him to talk This was his disaster She shouldn’t be the one explaining anything to an

I wasn’t about to let the bastard lie

"You accidentally had your pants down and a naked woust

He winced and glanced at my mother "That’s not what I ether a lot over the past year Things got carried away In h patches and it opens the door for this to happen Iit to happen I eak and I will never forgiveyour h full of hate "Jesus, that’s the biggest crock of shit I’ve ever heard Your life wasn’t rough She does everything for you She is whatat my mother "She’s why I’h patch is your excuse to stick your dick wherever you want"

"Brady" Mo hed and looked atout You, your ie will stay here, I’ll keep the bills paid, and ill decide in the co for divorce, Boone I’ve already told you that," ht it would be

He looked defeated, and I wanted him to look torn apart like I felt, like she felt Defeat wasn’t enough He needed to feel agony

"Whatever you want," he finally said

Mo you need out of there, I assu at my father

"Yes"

She bent down and kissed the top of ht," she whispered, then walked out

My father didn’t ive you I hope you die a lonely old ret and sorrow you can’t find happiness Not even in death You tore us apart, but ill be okay You won’t You’ll never be okay again" I stood up "Don’t coames Don’t co to do with you Enjoy the blond bitch and know she’s all you’ve got That’s if she leaves her husband"

That was it I couldn’t say more My chest hurt so bad it made it difficult to breathe I walked out of the kitchen and to my bedroom I didn’t move until I heard the front door close I walked to theand watched hi in his truck, then drive away

My er co that man was a part of It was almost as if my identity had been taken from me Who I was compared to who I am now

I sat down and pulled one, I texted Riley

Just saying it felt unreal Like this was a nightmare I’d wake up from soon

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