Ruby (Red) POV My father, a man I have never met. I had plenty of so-called fathers and mothers; it was confusing to know who was my birth mother and father. I gave up trying to work it out years ago; so many had an opinion on what I should and shouldn't do and acted like my parent, so much so that any of them would sign my school forms. So yeah, one confused girl here: none of the ladies that I had to call mother was on my birth certificate, and my father's name was left blank. I was told I was lucky to have even a mother's name on the certificate. I lied for years about my past; it was nothing to brag about and easy to lie about, because no one knew any better. Now I am told my father was proud of me. How can that be? He must know where I am and who I am married to; is that why he

