Daddy Don't Let Go

12

Asher's POV
Abbotsford, Canada
November 15, 2012

Today is Dad's birthday and I'm currently working on an ice cream cake for him. This weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving, so I also have that to make.

I am putting the finishing touches on the cake when Dad walks into the house from the studio. He's been helping Avril Lavigne with her new album recently.

"Asher? Bud, where are you?" He asks and I chuckle.

"Kitchen, but you stay in there! Watch football or something!" I yell back and he laughs as I put the cake into the freezer and start on dinner.

He walks in and sees me cooking his favorite, Meatball Surprise, and smirks.

"Ash, what do you say about Avril joining us for Thanksgiving this year?" He asks and I shrug.

"As long as she knows I make dinner, I'm fine with it." I say as I check the meatballs, seeing that their done and take them out of the oven and top them with basil leaves.

I check on the egg noodles and see that they are also done and turn the stove off and strain the noodles in the sink before returning them to the pot.

I mix in some of the sauce and add some minced garlic cloves into the pot as well and let it simmer for a few minutes.

Once that's done I plate the noodles and put a few of the medium sized meatballs on the top, drizzling a little more sauce on top of them before serving us.

After dinner, I get the cake out and Dad chuckles as I cut bigger slice for him and a smallish slice for me and we eat the cake, which tastes heavenly.

I'm cleaning up when Dad is talking to Uncle Ryan, who called to say happy birthday, when I hear a car pull up.

I go to he door and see an unfamiliar woman, and no, it's not Avril, I've met her a few times, at the door.

"Who are you?" I ask her and she smiles.

"I'm Adaline Vikedal, Ryan Vikedal's sister. Is your father home?" She asks and I nod, going to get Dad.

He sees the woman and points to the door.

"Get out." He says and she scoffs.

"Ash, go upstairs bud." Dad says and I walk upstairs.

Chad's POV

"I'm not leaving until we can come to an agreement, Mr. Kroeger." Adaline says and I scoff.

"An agreement on what, Adaline?" I ask snarkily and she sighs.

"My brother would like to see his son and daughter, and I think it's plenty fair for him to do so, but he cannot do so with him having a Molestation and rape charge on him. I think we can come to an agreement on dropping the charges." She says and I scoff, shaking my head as I pull out the binder of shit.

"How about this, I don't drop the fucking charges. That man kidnapped and tortured two girls and murdered his own daughter before he went after mine. He can stay in there for all I give a shit and rot. He doesn't deserve to be in either of those kids' lives!" I say to her and she rolls her eyes.

"Mr. Kroeger, my brother has changed his life, and I find that if you go and see him in prison, you'll see the same thing. Do me at least that, please. Go see him in prison and drop the charges once you've seen that he's changed." She says and I groan as I know I have to do this anyways. She leaves and I decide to call the prison where he is and make an appointment to see him on December 1st.