Chapter 89

• The day of the annual Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) meeting had arrived, and I was there as promised.
• "Are you sure you're not busy?" Lydia asked anxiously upon our arrival at the children's school.
• "No, I'm not. I'll soon be going on leave so I've left all my work behind," I replied. "And I'd miss this special moment for anything in the world. My father quit visiting when I was little and it hurt me. I don't want our children to endure the same."