Chapter 18
“I was an accident. And I know a lot of kids are, but my parents just got married when my mom got pregnant with me. Or maybe right before they got married. I’m not really sure. Either way, I wasn’t wanted.”
“I’m sure they wanted you once they found out. Just because you weren’t planned doesn’t mean-”
“I heard them talking, Wyatt. When I was thirteen. They said things would be much easier if they’d never had me. They regretted it.”
“They said that?”
I shrugged. “They didn’t have to say those exact words. I heard it in their tone. I was the unwanted child. The one that ruined their lives. We never had as much money as everyone around us because my mom couldn’t go back to school like she planned. My dad couldn’t work as many hours and earned less because of day care. It was a
