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And this little phoenix wanted to burn the rest of this city down to ashes if she had to.
But now, everything I knew has turned on itself.
“You do realise what you do now is important. You do know that, right?”
He gulps harshly, his Adam’s apple bopping in his throat. “He’s my dad…”
“Yeah, well, you did always believe your dad more than anyone else, so why would you believe me now?”
The solemness in his eyes worsens. “Because you’re my girl.”
“Was.”
My correction isn’t what he wanted to hear, and he reacts immediately. Taking that right from him seems to strike a chord, like I suddenly have no right to revoke my place in his life.
“You’re telling the truth?” he asks, his tone low, and I can hear he’s daring me to confess it’s all a lie. “Everything you just said, Talia… that’s the God’s honest truth?”
“It’s the God’s honest truth.”
“Swear on my life.”
His life was always the most valuable thing to me. I held it so carefully, scared of its fragility. Years on, it’s still the most valuable thing to me. This time the reasons have changed, but at the crux of it all, nothing’s changed.
So, it’s all too easy to say, “I swear on your life.”
And it’s all too easy for him to storm out of the room.
