I just can’t wrap my head around why Dad wants to make things right with Papa. Even after everything that’s happened—the suffering, the hurt—he still wants to make peace. How can he just forget all the pain and suffering Papa caused him? It’s honestly strange how people can forgive the heart that breaks theirs, even when the other person shows no sign of remorse or understanding of the damage they’ve done.
Richie and I are really trying to hammer out our thoughts, trying to make sense of this whole twisted situation. It’s clear that Dad has a history I’m completely in the dark about. The more I think about it, the more I realize I’m drawing a blank on Dad’s memories. I mean, I barely know anything about his mafia past—just that chaotic attack on my sixteenth birthday, and that’s it. It’s
