excuse what happened afterward.
“You were allowed to be scared,” I said. “You were allowed to believe I was making a mistake.”
He looked at me.
“But you didn’t just disagree with me.”
My voice tightened.
“You stopped being my father.”
His expression went blank.
“Alyssa…”
“You thought I was giving up too much, so you gave me up instead?”
Dad looked away.
Then he sat heavily in one of the training chairs.
“I thought you would call.”
I laughed bitterly.
“I did.”
He looked down.
“I know.”
“Then what