The next week, Dad began his jail sentence.
To Akira, there was a relief, and she wished him gone from her life. Then she felt guilty for feeling that way about her father. He never was responsible, and Akira wondered what her mother saw in him to marry him.
On the other hand, he seemed to be more sober lately. As a reward, Akira spent more time cooking his favorite dishes, including eggplant parmigiana, finding a vegan cheese that he either didn’t comment on or liked. For a while, things were good, and she took to worrying about it and when another tornado would attack her life.
One night, Rosey took them to dinner at a third-generation family seafood restaurant on the Santa Cruz wharf. They chatted and laughed. Rosey told a story of a call she’d been on with a rookie male officer. A m
