Chapter 40"Dad! Is it really you? I choke as tears are welling up in my eyes. My heart is racing faster than lightning. My palms are sweaty, I feel like the world is spinning or something. Am I dreaming? "
"Yes, it's me sweetheart, he responds. My heart sinks when he refers to me as sweetheart. I want to run into his arms but it seems like I can't even move, it's like something is holding me back. "
But how? We saw mom shoot you and you were lying on the floor and... How is this even possible? Vic rakes his fingers through his hair as he breathes heavily.
"Son, when your mother shot me, I became unconscious and since the three of you left without knowing my condition, you couldn't have known if I was dead or alive, dad says and I swallow hard. "
"I don't understand. I cringe at the mem
