This is the part I will never utter, the secret I will take to my grave. Because despite everything, despite the pain and heartache this man has inflicted…he is my father. He will never love me enough to stop hurting me, and I will never be good enough to be loved by him, but there is a small part within me that still clings to that hope. That he will change into the father I’ve been dreaming about since I was three years old—the father I deserved.
