After the call ended, Fiona sat in silence, the photo of the man who looked like her father still glaring back at her from her phone screen.
Her mind was a whirlwind of emotions, each thought battling for dominance. Anger at being abandoned resurfaced, mingling with a heavy dose of confusion.
Although she had been angry that he left her and her mom the way he did, she had somehow told herself that maybe he was dead that was why he never came back so finding out that he was alive had thrown her off.
She tried to push the thoughts away, but they clung to her, refusing to be dismissed. As the evening wore on, Fiona found herself drifting through the motions of her and her mother's life from when he disappeared.
She was so lost in the thoughts of the news that even her mother, Diana, noticed her absent-mindedness during dinner that night.
