Chapter 41

"I don't even know what I want anymore. I want my piece of shit father to come back and tell me why he left when mom wouldn't take him back. I want to know why I wasn't enough for him to stick around. I want to know why I'm constantly trying to find my self-worth in the arms of guys who don't give a single shit about me when I know it's wrong. Or why I always go back to people who do me wrong when I know they won't change." I ranted while quietly sobbing, shielding my eyes with my hand from embarrassment at the sudden outburst I hadn't planned to say. I felt him shift next to me before he pulled me into his side and rested the side of his cheek on the top of my head as I cried into his dress shirt that he wore to work. "I would sit here and give you advise and try to remind you how great you are, but Sweetheart it will do nothing for you until you realize what you're truly worth on your own. This last month, though, you've been happier than you ever have been. Your sister