One Year Tessa faded out of our lives like a bad nightmare, she lingered doing her visitations, then one day last summer, she just stopped showing up. As a result, with the help of the visitation supervisor, I was granted full custody of Kira, and Tessa’s parental rights were stripped. Kira barely even noticed, considering Mia had done more for that girl than her own mother had. Kira has been invited to girls' days with Mia and Mackenzie, which I am grateful for. Sue has taken over running the salon for me. After a minor renovation, we reopened the doors and have been turning a great profit. I gave her a raise that she deserved for putting up with all my mother’s bullshit, never mind stepping up to be my manager. Kira and I moved into my father’s house, and we are happy. I

