ARIEL
"No, Aria, I cannot cast you out of the family," my father said, reassuring. "You are my child, and no matter what happens, I shall be with you. Do not worry about Maria and her mother; they know not what is going on. They're just doing this to spite us. But I still love you”.
"You are my daughter, and I will always be here for you. We will get through this together, okay?" His words soothed me a lot, and I felt relieved with the knowledge that he really did love me and would not leave me all alone.
"Alright, Dad, have a great day at work!" I kept my voice bright, yet full of smiles, while I was on the phone. Dad sounded pretty stressed on the other end, yet I felt the need to energize and boost him right before he would leave for the office.
"I hope all goes well and that you
