Chapter 33

His words allowed me to turn the tide in desperate situations and brought me back from the brink of death time and time again. "Let's go home." My dad exhaled those three words with a heavy sigh, and then he started walking toward home. I had no way to refute him. So, like a child caught doing something wrong. I followed my dad back home. Once inside, he told me to make dinner and not worry about anything. He said that I shouldn't let my emotions take control, and that he had a plan to deal with everything. After that, he turned and went into his bedroom. Again, he opened the desk drawer. That night, Brandon didn't come to cause trouble. Tristan had mentioned telling Brandon, but he was too scared to do so. After all, he was afraid I might really kill him if he told Brandon about the secret. The next few days passed quietly. My dad and I stayed home, and my dad spent most of his time in his room. I just waited, trusting that he had things under control. One morning, Tommy and C