Chapter 438 Lori's Wonder:>59

• Life without Davey was a constant misery and ache in my heart; I hated him for what he'd done to me, I hated the thought of him even being part of me, I wanted nothing to do with him. When he called home (MY home, not his, not ever again...) religiously every Sunday evening, Mom and Daddy would talk with him, then they'd hold the handset out to me and give me that imploring look, and I'd just clench my teeth and look away; what I wanted to say to him I wasn't supposed to know, and I certainly wasn't going to scream it out in front of Mom and Daddy, so I bottled it all up and held my tongue.
• After a while, Mom stopped asking me if I'd at least say hello to him; why should I? He left us behind, he had a life that was nothing to do with us, so I wanted nothing to do with him.
• It still hurt so much, though...