“Because if he found out I was no longer living with my dad, he would have insisted on coming to see where I live, then he would have made a big deal about the area not being safe—” “It’s not safe,” he interjects. I throw my hands up and shake my head. “See, that’s why I didn’t tell him. He and the rest of you would have had a hissy fit about it, and then he would have demanded to make the place more secure or worse, demand I move somewhere he can keep an eye on me.”
