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“Yeah?”
“We should probably talk sometime soon,” she said softly. “About… about everything that happened, all those yearsago.”
There was a moment of silence. “Allright.”
“I’m not looking to dredge up the past. I just…” She drew in a breath. “I think I need it to really moveon.”
There was a long pause before he spoke again. “It’s the least you deserve, Abby. You let me know when you’re ready. I’ll bethere.”
Tears stung her eyes. “Thanks, Dad. I’ll talk to yousoon?”
“You will,” he said. “AndAbby?”
“Hmm-mmm?”
“I love you. I’ve always loved you. Was just too much a fool to ever say it, to show it the way I should have. That’s all on me. Had nothing to do with you.” His voice had turned gruff. “Bye,honey.”
His words echoed in her ears, a tempest of emotion and memory firing through her mind. She didn’t realize she was still holding the phone until hot tears dropped from her cheeks onto hercollarbone.
She put her phone back into her bag and wiped her face before stepping from the car, feeling, for the first time in a long time like things were going to beokay.
