My Father Texted Me at 2:43 A.M. to Say I Was Dead to Him

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“Permanently.”

She didn’t ask why. She never does. That’s part of why I hired her.

Then she said, “Valerie.”

“Yeah.”

“Are you okay.”

I thought about it honestly.

“I will be.”

“Okay.”

The Last Text My Father Sent Me

It came on day nine. It was 11 p.m. I was washing a single bowl in my sink.

“Valerie. I was wrong. Please.”

That was it. No name at the end. No explanation.continue reading …