HOW CAN I FORGET YOU?

Zach stared at Paige, surprised by her question. He found it tricky though; yes, he didn't want her to leave, and he felt like telling her to stay. But he did not want to come off as selfish.

Paige had said she saw him as her best friend; it gave him a good feeling. So, he needed to act like a friend at this time.

In the end, he smiled at her and said, "You already said that you want to bond with your father. He has missed out on eighteen years of your life. So, if I ask you to stay, I think that will be selfish of me.

I want you to go, so you can get to experience the love of your father up close, and you won't feel like you're lacking anything in life."

"Thank you very much," Paige said to him.

As she got down from the car, she waved at Zach who promised that he was going to pick her up in the evening.

After he left, however, the smile on her face disappeared, and she felt sad. It was a happy occasion that she had discovered her father and was going to stay with him. But she could