JAMIE It was uncalled for, really, to have my dad slap me in the cheeks. I couldn’t utter a single word the first time that it happened, I was there, stuck in the same spot doing absolutely nothing but standing while staring at the stone pathway that was supposed to lead to my parents who were absolutely eager to have me come over. “W-W-What happened..?” I managed to open my mouth and ask my dad, implying to why he did it without prior notice, or whatever, it’s not like I would have permitted him to slap me in the face if he asked for my permission. “Did you just forget what we told you weeks ago?” Dad questioned me in a loud and authoritative voice, it was really unusual for dad to act this way, like, I did not meet him and grew up with him like this. He was a way more kind and discipli

