-Lara-
I would much rather be out on my bike, riding around, but instead, I was staring at a piece of paper. A few days ago, I had threatened my father about sending him back under the king’s control. Now, here I was on my computer, wanting to submit the request to relinquish that control, but I was hesitating. I had even spent days searching for it, too afraid to find the paper.
No. You like having power over me. You enjoy deciding my fate. It makes you feel in control, like you can pay me back for… making your life miserable? Wasn’t that what you told me before I sent you away?
My father’s words echoed inside me. Was that really what I was doing—paying him back? Or was it the thought of controlling him that made me… happy in some way? I felt almost afraid of myself because if this was
