It was like they had been waiting for me. The realization hit me all at once. This was an ambush. My dad had anticipated this. He'd waited to see how I’d react to the news to confirm what Jenny had told him. But in order for that to be true, he would have had to know about the explosion in advance. The ground beneath me seemed to tilt. I felt like I was about to throw up. It was hot. So hot. No. Not now. My knees gave out, and I fell. And this time, there was no one there to catch me.
