~CLAIR~

My phone began to ring as I brought out a pan of hot muffins from the oven. I dropped the pan it on the counter and grabbed my phone from my back pocket. I looked at the caller ID and frown. Dad? "Yes dad?", I answered. "Hello sweetheart, how are you doing?", he asked a little to calmly for my liking. "I'm good, thank you", I told him.

"I need you to come home", he said. "What's wrong?", I asked as I started getting worried. "Nothing, I just want to see you", he said with his voice strained. That spiked my curiosity. "What's wrong, dad? Seriously, tell me", I...