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tightened.
“Yes,” I said.
He flinched.
I didn’t soften it.
Not anymore.
My father swallowed.
“I don’t expect you to… let us back in,” he said. “I just wanted you to know I see it now.”
I looked at him.
Seeing it now didn’t erase years.
But it mattered that he said it out loud.
“I hope you get help,” I said quietly.
He nodded, eyes wet.
“I’m trying,” he whispered.continue reading …
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