“It’s like he doesn’t understand that he’s wrong.”
“He does that.”
“What kind of father…does this to their child?”
“Unfortunately he does.”
Kalmin sighed shakily into Raven’s shoulder. “Can I just adopt Mira?”
“And be her daddy?” Raven laughed.
Kalmin’s face burned up. “Ok, maybe not.” He dropped his arms from her. “What should we do now?”
Raven shrugged. “Well, Mira’s mom and auntie are clearing the table. Should we try if cheesecake will help the situation?”
Kalmin nodded. “Cheesecake hasn’t let us down yet.”
Mira didn’t know what she wanted out of this night.
She promised herself she’d do this for her mom. Re-patch things before it was too late. Make some sort of peace with her father. But sitting there, her nightmare across the table, she didn’t know if that was possible. H
