She turned to him with angry eyes. “I don’t want to talk.”
She was about to leave again when I tightened my hold on her. I silently asked her to listen.
She shook her head, her lower lip quivering.
“Baby just once.”
Avalana silently looked down for a moment. I rubbed her back in soothing effort, letting her know that I was here.
“What is it?” she asked after a minute. “Just say it.”
“We both want to apologize for the way we treated you. At that time, I didn’t realize how fragile your condition was. We are so sorry Avalana, as your parents, as human beings.”
Her mom came forward. “As a mother, I should have been there for you, I should have stopped Noah. I am sorry my darling, I won’t ask you to forgive us, I just want you know that we regret every single thing we said.” She said
