Chapter 32

His eyes twinkled again. “Yeah.” He looked off into the stars sprinkling the sky, turning the stick slowly so the marshmallow will roast evenly. “I could relate.” Shocked coursed through me and I looked at him. “What?” I gasped. Galam shoulders sagged. This was the first time I’ve seen him so vulnerable. His eyes shone with unshed tears. His voice quivered when he talked, his voice also bitter. “My dad, he cheated on my mom.” Galam shook and I could tell he had a hard time admitting it. I put a hand on his shoulder comfortingly, while he continued. “Once upon a time, my father was on a honeymoon with my mom where he found a woman half his age that was supposedly hot and sexy,” Galam spat. “Since then and for four years, he had an affair with that woman and my mom didn’t even know. It was shortly after me and Jade’s sixth birthday and that’s when my father told my mom he will be having another baby with another woman. My mom broke down but cried ev