The walk back home was silent for a while, completely different yet similar thoughts on both Gwen and Miranda’s minds.
Since the girls had never been ones to get along, the silence was oddly comfortable until they were almost home, Gwen finally speaking up.
“So he is truly her father,” she breathed out. “Wow.”
“Are you really in that much shock?” Miranda replied her. “Shouldn’t you have sensed it. I mean, you knew about it before I did so shouldn’t you have added things up?”
“I couldn’t believe it,” Gwen replied her. “It sounded too ridiculous to be true but damn, I guess it is true.”
“At least we all have one thing in common now,” Miranda laughed. “Either missing or dead dads.”
“What?” Gwen almost took offense. “My dad isn’t dead. And Tina’s dad is no longer missing. She found him a
