I feel Harry’s grip around my waist tighten as my dad makes his way over to where me and him are standing. I am too scared to talk to him. Harry steps in. “What the hell do you want?”, he asks coldly as I take a drink from one of the waiters. This is going to be interesting. “I wanted to wish my daughter a happy birthday and apologize for what happened earlier…all of it”, my dad says calmly. For once it looks and sounds as if my dad is sober. I really haven’t seen him sober since my mum passed away when I was 10. That was 8 long years ago. I see Anne watching tensely from across the room. “I don’t buy into that, for one minute”, I say scoffing at my dad’s sudden turn of heart. “You have thrown me around like I was a worthless piece of shit for so many years, why would you now all of a sudden feel guilty about it?”, I hiss watching his body language like a hawk. “I know…I feel awful about the way I have treated you and Anne, is there any way you will forgive me?”, he asks giving me a look that reminded me of puppy-dog eyes. I feel torn, I can’t tell if I hear sincerity in his voice or see it in his eyes. I want to believe everything he is saying to me is true…but I can’t. I can feel the tears stinging my eyes, trying to break free. I blink them away quickly, hoping no one noticed the internal war that is raging on as we speak. I can’t believe this man. Not after all the lies and disappointment he has brought into my life. “I don’t forgive you for a second, you aren’t sorry; I can see it in your body language. This is all an act. You have an ulterior motive. You don’t love me, never have, never will!!”, I scream feeling the tears threatening to fall. I turn away from him before he can say anything else that could rip apart my heart from the inside. I start storming away from him and Harry. I hear someone yell, “Kayla, wait, I know he will never love you but I always have, always will. Thank you, I whisper through my tears as I run into the hallway sinking to the floor sobbing.
*Author's Note-Sorry about how the order got messed up on the chapters....I feel bad. I don't know how to fix it either....sorry. I am sorry about the wait for this chapter. I have been realoy busy with my project. I have finished the book report part of it. That is due tommorow. I will be able to update and write more since that is finished. There research paper part of that is just getting started but I will try to manage my time better so i will still be able to update and write on a daily or almost daily basis. Hope you enjoy! Love you all!!! Thanks for reading!*
