Rhoda's POV
The world tilted, the ground beneath my feet no longer steady.
The words dad—no, the man I always called my father had just spoken echoed in my mind, a cruel repetition that refused to fade.
Your mother cheated and she had you.
My breath caught in my throat, my chest rising and falling rapidly as the weight of the truth crushed me.
“You can't be serious Dad” I whispered, my voice barely above a whisper
A cold numbness spread through my veins, replacing the pain I felt in my cheeks from the impact of the slap.
My hands trembled, fingers curling into fists at my side as if gripping reality before it slipped away completely
All this had to be a joke right? I thought to myself.
Fixing my gaze on Dad again, the anger and pain confirmed the harsh reality of things.
I was
