My parents divorced. My dad took me to the bank to explain what to do if he died. I thought it was weird, but said nothing.
As we left, he said, “Your mother need to know is in my deposit box.” He didn’t explain anything else. But when I asked my mother, she just said, “He’s being dramatic. You don’t need to worry about his games.”
But then she added something else.
Something strange. She looked me dead in the eye and said, “He’s not who you think he is. All you know is his version.”
For a moment, I just stood there.
Confused, maybe even a little scared. I was seventeen, and my family had already fallen apart. I didn’t know who to believe, but my gut told me—something was off.
On both sides. Still, I shelved it. Life kept going.
Dad moved into a small rented house in another town. Mom stayed in our family home with me and my younger brother, Tavi. We did our best to pretend everything was okay, like most broken families do.
But the bank visit stuck in my mind. He’d actually shown me the box—where it was, how to get access if he ever passed. It was locked behind two doors in the back of the bank, and I remember the sound the key made as he opened it.
Like something final. Fast-forward five years. I was twenty-two, working my first real job out of college, when I got the call.
Car accident. My dad didn’t make it. I went numb.
My whole body just locked up. I hadn’t spoken to him in almost eight months. We’d had a stupid argument about him missing my graduation.
It felt surreal that I’d never get to fix it. The funeral was quiet. Few people.
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