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She smiled and stuffed her mouth full of pasta. "My dad has a lot to make up for, but I think we've managed to heal the circle."

"Circle?"

"The circle of karma, when someone is really bad and hurts you. Our first instinct is to hurt again, or refuse to forgive."

"Sounds reasonable."

"Ah, but now the cycles of pain and abuse continue. When he came back, I decided I had only one father, and I wanted to accept anything he could give. In the end, he gave up alcohol and tried to fix the past."

Eric let out a rude sound. "He passed away when she was very young and left her family behind bottles of wine. Abandoned both her twins. Then he turned around and begged for forgiveness? Why did she do you even want him in your life?"

She crashed into another shrimp and let it hover right in front of her lips. "I made a choice," she said. "I'll never forget, but if our mother learns to forgive him, why can't I? The family has to stay together no matter what."

Her ability to forgive easily shock