Shattered Bonds

“Do you know what it’s like to stand there and see it? To see your father holding your best friend like she’s some trophy, like she’s worth more than your own daughter? You didn’t stop, Dad. You didn’t let go. You didn’t even blink. You held her tighter like I was nothing. Like I didn’t matter. Like I wasn’t even in the room. Do you understand how that felt?!”

I dragged in a breath through my nos