- Hi, Dad.
His gaze went down to the envelope I was holding in my hand.
His smile is gone.
- Have you read it?
I have approved.
- All .
Dad closed his eyes for a few seconds.
I’m sorry, Sarah.
Mom was standing by the door. For the first time, none of them seemed ready to argue.
Why did you never tell me? I asked him.
Dad turned his head to me.
Because I was a coward. At first I told myself you were too small. Then that you were too sensitive. Afterwards that you had exams, that you were starting college, that you needed peace. I always found a reason to postpone.
- And Emily?
A tear slipped on his cheek.
She paid the most for it.
I sat next to the bed.
- How is it?
His face was a little lit up.
She is an extraordinary woman. She works as a teacher in a primary school in Richmond. She’s married to a man named Michael. He has a three-year-old daughter, Lily.
