"So, what are you thinking?" I ask, taking a sip of my drink. "Well... at school they suggested a skating academy. I want to inquire, and I would like you to come with me. I want you to see the place and give me your opinion on the sample class. I haven't told Abdiel yet because I'm worried he might feel upset. Could you come with us?" I looked over at the rink and watched Susy gliding gracefully, her petite figure moving confidently on the ice. A wave of melancholy hits me as I think about how she never knew her mother. Even so, I'm sure she will become a great woman. I know this because her father is an upright man who guides her with love and firmness. At that moment, a revelation hit me hard. All the mistakes I've made with my own family become clearer to me. I realize that love, by

