Chapter 9 - THE FAMILY WE BUILTTwo years passed.
Chapter 9 - THE FAMILY WE BUILT
Two years passed.
The divorce was finalized.
Sarah moved away.
She sent letters sometimes.
I never hid them from Lily.
Because I promised my daughter one thing:
She would always know the truth.
One evening, Lily sat beside me on the porch.
Buster was older now.
His fur had turned gray.
But he still watched over her.
“Daddy?”
“Yes?”
“Do you hate Mommy?”
The question surprised me.
I looked at the sunset.
“No.”
“Why?”
“Because hate keeps people connected.”
She frowned.
“What does that mean?”
I smiled.
“It means I don't want her controlling my heart anymore.”
Lily looked at Buster.
“He forgave people too?”
I laughed softly.
“Dogs are better than humans sometimes.”
She smiled.
I started a foundation.
Not for revenge.
For children.
Children who were ignored.
Children whose voices were dismissed.
Children who needed someone to believe them.
The name was simple:
The Buster Project.
Lily chose it.
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Because she said:
“He saved me.”
