Chapter 49: Payback is a Bitch

Tessa

That morning following dad to his office reminded me of those days when I had messed up and he was going to give me a lecture, somewhere mum wasn't so he could go easy on me. There was no shame in bragging, I was my father's favorite creation. He led the way through the office and took his seat, pointed the clients seat. We had not exchanged a word since we left the crime scene. My father was getting old, I realized that morning he had these wrinkles or it was just the face of disappointment. We had always been on the same page...we always found a way to co-exist instead of tearing each other apart like mum and I did. And for that reason I owed him an apology.

"Dad, am sorry. Please don't look at me like that, you know it's just me and you, I count myself lucky to be your daughter"

"Why did you do that to him Tessa, you know love hurts more than physical pain?"

How did he expect me to know when the only person that was busy breaking my heart was my mother? I ha