HE SHOVED THE SMALLEST RECRUIT INTO FREEZING MUD AND TORE OPEN HER SLEEVE—THEN THE SCARS BENEATH IT EXPOSED A FIVE-YEAR FAMILY SECRET
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Chapter 25 - Owen Turns EighteenOn Owen's eighteenth birthday, he received letter from Dad.
Dad apologized.
Owen didn't know what to do.
I told him:
“You don't have to decide today.”
“Do you forgive him?”
“I don't know.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
He expected older sister wisdom.
Instead got uncertainty.
Good.
“You can love him and still need distance.”
Owen nodded.
“Can I hate him and still miss him?”
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“Yes.”
That too.
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