“So, what are you going to do?” Jason asked Henry as they worked on removing the hardware on his boat. “You might not have much choice if she refuses to go back to school.”
Henry threw the cleat he had removed from the side into the five gallon bucket along with the screws. He sighed as he wiped the sweat from his face and neck. He wasn’t sure what he would do about Makayla, only that he wouldn’t give up. Regret burned in his stomach at being so harsh with her earlier.
“I told her not to be selfish,” he admitted with a shake of his head. “You’d think I’d learn to keep my damn foot out of my mouth by now. That girl is the least selfish person I’ve ever met. Most kids would have been rebellious and in trouble with the law if they’d been through half of what she has, but she has kept her no
