Chapter 12
"You were supposed to call," he said. "If you had called earlier, I would have gotten ready."
Granted, he was right. But I was also right to have come unannounced. He was the kind of man who would convince me not to come so he could have ample time to settle things.
Of course, he would also ask for money instead of me coming, using the excuse, "Just send the money you would use to come instead."
This time, I wasn't interested in his excuses.
"I'm sorry, Papa," I apologized, not meaning a word of it. "I was just worried about you. You were asking for so much, I thought maybe I could come around and see what was really going on.
I mean... I'm not saying you're squandering the money. I just mean that it's a lot of money, so..." I trailed off, each word lower than the last
