Grandfather?
Confusion flits through me as I look at the men surrounding him. What is Mom’s
father doing here?
“Lawrence,” Dad says, sounding uneasy. He’s clearly as confused as I am right now.
He stands there, hands in his pockets, ignoring Dad.
the sound of several people running towards us
We’re circled…
to wear,” Lawrence
as if he fears
form, pulling forward my aura as a shield as someone tosses a
fast, staring at the man I have
is he even here?
this! Right before she died, she said ‘My father took him‘.
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