Afraid to Love Again
She was his one true love.
I rest my head on his shoulder again, not wanting to think about Mom.
"Can we talk about something else?"
"Sure, pumpkin. What’s mystery man’s name?"
I lift my head, narrowing my eyes at him. I love my dad, but ever since high school, he’s run background checks on every one of my boyfriends or any boy I had an interest in. It’s like he’s trying to
protect me before I get hurt, which is unnecessary since the nicest, kindest, and richest and most successful man that I dated turned out to be a monster. I shudder, thinking of his face, but Dad kisses my forehead for comfort as if he read where my mind had wandered.
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