Skunk POV
Dad was having fun with Dan. Both appeared to be hitting it off; Dad's huge grin and Dan's laughter said it all: one down, one to go.
I bit my tongue from saying anything when Pip asked Mum if she was alright. What I hadn't expected was mum's reply.
"Not really. I have some health issues, and it's getting the better of me. I really am sorry for my outburst when I arrived and scared poor Dan like that. Skunk, will you ever forgive me? I said some things I shouldn't have, and put all my fears and anxiety on you. Please, I am so, so, so very sorry. It has been eating me up since you left home, and the longer I left things as they were, the harder it was for me to reach out to you and ask for forgiveness." My heart felt like it was booming out of my chest, and my throat was closin
