“I think I might need to find a new home,” Darcy told me in a voice filled with grave fear.
“What? Why?”
“I told my father the truth yesterday morning, and he has gone silent ever since then. He hasn’t spoken a word to me or anyone.” She answered, “I fear he might do something crazy, and I don’t want to be here when it happens. My mother is also worried, and she doesn’t know how to handle it.”
My heart went out to her. “I am sorry you are going through that.”
“It’s not your fault. I wish I could just do what he wants. Read medicine and become the doctor he truly wants, but I know I will only fail in the field. I have told him all this, and he still won’t speak to me or anyone else.”
“So what is your plan, then?” I asked.
“I have a little money I’ve saved up. With it, I could get myse
