BELLA
Man, how I wished Dad was still here with us. This was something I knew he would have a perfect solution to. All my time in school, I had it at the back of my mind that I could always run to him whenever I felt stuck or whatever. He would always say what had to be said but in the nicest way ever.
Now that was why I felt betrayed when I heard that he kept his sickness away from me for years. Years! He knew that he meant the world to me and I would have k*lled to be by his side in his last moments. There was so much I wanted to tell him, even more so now. On his part, he felt he was protecting me, but I have come to learn that it was wrong to protect people from the truth. Was that even protection, or selfishness?
On my side, I felt betrayed and heartbroken. I can recall how I f
