LAVENDER’S POV
But all of those nights are all in the past now. In the end, I still hated Mom. I still hate the fact that Dad still wants her. I did not also like the fact that I yearn for a mother as my Dad misses his wife. I hated the fact that we still want the person who gave up and left us without remorse. Without remembering the husband who is in turmoil and ended up putting his life at risk when she left. Without even thinking about the daughter she’s going to leave behind.
But hearing about what happened to Mike Sanders’s life felt like the hatred I’ve been feeling all along was wrong. Because he was right. Like him, he regretted making the best decision while his mother is still alive. And hearing his story made me realize that I don’t want to end up like him. That I will regret
