Sad to Say Goodbye
I bit my lip, choking back sobs.
"Alicia… your uncle doesn't want us to stay here. Let's leave, okay?"
She pulled away from me, clutching the scarf tightly in her hands. After a long silence, she said,
"Can I give him one last chance? If he really doesn't like me, then we'll leave him forever."
Before I could answer, her voice dropped, full of sorrow. "I've grown up… and I've never called him 'Dad' out loud…"
Tears ran down my face, unstoppable. Finally, I nodded. "All right."