Zee. I woke this morning feeling less than cheerful about everything that’s been happening lately. It’s only twenty-four hours until my eighteenth birthday, but instead of excitement bubbling inside me, I feel like a total crab, grumpy, restless, and a little lost. Most girls would be buzzing with joy, dreaming about big parties, surprise celebrations, or at least a few friends planning something special. But my situation is different. Mine has been a quiet, lonely road for a while now. My father is hardly ever around these days. Not because he’s busy with work or caught up in important things, no, it’s worse. There’s someone else. A secret woman who has completely stolen his heart away from me. I don’t even know much about her, just that she’s somewhere out there, and that’s enough

