But there was one last thing I needed to do to him, so I took Dora home.Once she woke up, I gave her a rolling pin. "Beat him. Give him the pain you felt that night."A little girl could not hit that hard, and she was an angel. She did not do it. Instead, she looked at Zack with red eyes. "You promised you'd take me to kindergarten, but you were with Ms. Wood. It hurt when you hit me. I would have forgiven you if you had just held me, but I didn't even see you once when I was in the hospital. Then, I realized you weren't my father. My father loves me. He'd never hurt me. I hate you, Mr. Shaw."Every word she said made Zack lower his head further and further. He started to cry, and he wanted to explain, but he could not even find an excuse.In the end, he kneeled on one knee and met Dora's eyes. "I'm sorry. Can you forgive me, Dora?"Dora shook her head, showing maturity far beyond her age. "I hate your family and the adults who keep pushing me around. I love this place. I lov
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