Chapter 012

The funeral service went smoothly even though they were a lot of hate, malice, and pretense between us, we put up a façade that we were on the same page concerning my father’s death.

The real truth is that I was the one who felt shattered and broken by his death, Karen and Emma were the total opposite.

When I watched my father being dropped six feet down, it struck me that all my dreams of reconciliation with him had been buried.

How tragic can life be?

I couldn’t even spend a moment of pure bliss with my dad before his unexpected demise.

Same with Sherry, even though we were always happy, that ominous day was different. Sherry never heard me mutter a word of forgiveness till she died, I only heard myself screaming those words of forgiveness when the ashes had settled on the ground, when I never saw a glimpse of that smiling angel again.

My dad never forgave me either, or did he? Did he forgive me on his deathbed, in my absence?

When he knew he was going to take h