Mesmerize Me
she said with a smile, “but they do it because it’s their job. Dad does it because he loves you, because he worries about you, and because he’s afraid that one of your mischiefs might get you hurt.”
“Is that why he gets mad sometimes?”
“Yes,” she answered without hesitation, “even if it’s hard to believe, sometimes fear disguises itself as anger. But don’t confuse that with love. Dad loves you very much, Cami. Very, very much.”
The last memory came later, when I was sixteen and beginning to understand that the world isn’t fair—only consistent in its own way.
A classmate had stolen money from Kate, and I was furious, demanding punishment, immediate justice—almost revenge.
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