Their father wasn’t always around when Anna was growing up, but he was there when it mattered. He was there for every graduation and presentation. For every play and school performance. Sure, he never took her camping or hiking, but they spent time together as father and daughter.
Anna and her mom left the room hand in hand, both feeling the gravity of the situation. Calling for a meeting with everyone felt like a goodbye.
“Ma, I have to tell you something.”
“Okay,” her mom said.
“When I got there after school I heard Victoria talking to Opa.”
“Didn’t I tell you it’s bad to eavesdrop?”
“Sorry. So you don’t want to know what they were talking about?”
“I do. I just had to do my motherly duty of reminding you about the eavesdropping thing. But go on.”
“Well, Victoria was almost hyster
