#18 - A Thief. A Liar

I'd woken to my father's smile and long speech that was full of apologies to me and my mother, along with a whole monologue of how he hoped that I could accept the second chance at family that we had gotten. He'd ended with some sincere plea to get me to walk down the aisle ahead of Evangeline and Victoria that I could not refuse and the most ludicrous announcement that that would be within the hour. He'd gone all out and gotten me the most beautiful dress, smiled more than usual each time he came to check on me get ready and made me feel like the worst daughter because I just couldn't share in his excitement. For the first time I felt used by my father even when I could not pinpoint how exactly and the tightness in my chest over it only got tighter with each passing second. "This is su