Facing Adversity

Facing Adversity part sixty one

We were all on our way to the cemetery where my father was buried at yesterday. So many thoughts consume my mind, nothing about this was comfortable. I dreaded every minute of it, we pulled into cemetery
Where Lena turned off the car
On our way here we stopped off by the flower shop in town, to pick up some flowers to lay on his grave
The girls were asleep. Lena parked the car, and turned it off. Lena asked if I wanted her to come with me
I told her that this was something I needed to do for me. She understood
And stayed in the car, l walked through cemetery looking at all the tombstones. Some were old and new
When I came to my dad's, the inscription said loving husband and devoted father. I had to laugh at the last statement, well Dad hear l am
It's been ten years since we saw each other last. What did I ever do that was so wrong, you raised me to have an open mind. I remember when I was little girl we would go camping
Basketball games, play video games
You were my hero growing up.
As soon as I told you and mama
That l was Lesbian you look at me
You looked at me like l was a complete stranger and then you had the nerve to send me to that priest
He locked me in his office and make me perform oral sex on him. How sick is that, you've always told me that would protect me. Did you ever know what he did to me, l hated every minute. He made me sick to my stomach, l couldn't eat for three months. That man threaded to kill me if I said anything, that night l came home and you and mom said l was not your daughter anymore because I wouldn't do what you wanted me to do. I was able to moved passed it after years in therapy, l was happy that somebody actually listen to me
Enough to tell me what happened wasn't my fault. Dad for the first time in my life l am truly happy, l have a beautiful and amazing wife who l love with all my heart. and too daughter's, With Lena's love and support l don't if l would survive it all
Her words and encouragement got me some of the most difficult. When I was diagnosed with cancer she was there, she never let me give up
Even when I wanted to feel sorry for myself. She wasn't going to let me
Have a pity party, that woman save my life. That's why I'm standing here today, we have had our challenges we faced as a married couple but we hung in there. Lena's parents did the same thing that you and mama did
They through all out because she stood up for our love, we both went off to college and graduated. Lena and I had to work two jobs to put ourselves through college, it was hard as hell. But we made it through the storm and all the mean and nasty things you said before I left,
It was by the grace of God we made it.
Stef wiped the tears from her eyes
And she laid the flowers in front of the head stone. She feels much lighter than before, a huge weight fell off her shoulders. Now she deal with her mother, l still loved you dad after everything you did to me. Stef headed back to the car, she didn't look back
And got into the vehicle. Stef grabbed Lena's hand and brought it up to her lips and kissed it, love are you okay since you got everything off your chest now. Where too Lena asks Stef
Home Stef replies, she didn't want to see her mother. Lena started up the car and they drove off,