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The day of their arrival
Looking up Nicolene didn't take too long and I was happy enough with what I found or rather the lack of things that I found. She seemed to be clean.
They were set to arrive any moment now and Jack and I were standing outside waiting for them to come. I don't know if I was ready for the shit storm that was coming but I had no choice but to face it head-on. At least I have Jack next to me so I would not be totally alone facing my dad.
I saw dad's car turn into the driveway slowly, while he was taking his time looking around before coming to stop where we were standing. I put on one of my best fake smiles and I was hoping that it looked good enough. They got out of the car, my dad not looking too happy with Jack standing as close to me as he was.
Nicolene trying to keep the peace came over to us first and introduced herself. I gave her a hug when she initiated it and we started talking soon after that. She was really nice and exactly the woman I
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