#Chapter55

TO LISTEN AND ACCEPT pt. 2

JOY

"Yes, Mom." I gritted out, “I needed you but you weren’t here. You never were. You never cared.”

"That's not true. I always cared, Joyce."

I shook my head. "You are such a liar..." I looked away, as I tried to hold onto my tears but those stupid things.

She cleared her throat, "I was forced to marry your father. I’d never loved him. I know that he’s a good man and I knew it back then too. But I was young and I wanted more than just the marital propositions. I wanted to love and I found that love with Luke....