I held her as tears fell down my face. More than anything else I’d ever wanted in my life; I wanted a time machine so that I could go back and save her. I would pay anything to do that. What the fuck was all the money good for if I couldn’t right these wrongs?
“I’m sorry,” I said again before loosening my hold on her and wiping my face with my hands.
She looked up at me and patted her hand against my chest. Tears were brimming in her bright blue eyes. “You havenothingto be sorry for. I amsoproud of you.”
“I’m proud of you, too,” I said as I hugged her once more.
I was still holding her when my phone alerted me to someone at the side gate.
“Shit,” I said as I pulled it out and saw that Kurt was there with the horses. “Here, I’ll help you back to your room.”
“I’ve got it,” Tina assured me.
As I walked to the side of the house, I was trying to process everything my mom had just told me. There was so much more I wanted to say to her, but right now I was just so angry. I was angry at myself for never finding out the truth. I was angry at my father, whom I’d kill if he wasn’t already dead. I was angry at the system for letting my mom down.
I had more questions, but I was not going to upset her by asking them. I had other ways of discovering information.
