I’m doing all I can for my father. At Nic’s funeral, Mom tried to talk me into going back to Arizona with her. In the years since she left, she’s gotten a teaching degree and now has a good job teaching Spanish at a high school out there. She told me I could live with her and go to college there. She practically begged me, and I declined—not just because my relationship with her is screwed up, or because I didn’t want to be that far from Brogan. Part of me relished the idea of running away after that horrible night, but I could never leave my dad alone. No, I don’t need a guilt trip. Guilt is
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