y. I didn't

wly and looked at Kevin. A col

shove

etime of pain, into that one push. He stumbled backward

nging with finality. "We are over. Go en

the sorority sisters, who were

ced. "I'm out of this sorority.

to my wallet. Without another word, I turned and walked out of the

It felt like the first clean bre

to the bus station and bought a ticket home.

ndow, my heart aching with a strange mix of grief for what I had

curity guard recognized me immediately and let me through. I walked up th

and market data. He looked up when I entered, his face imm

you doing home? I

ne and the solid feel of his arms around me was the safest thing I had ever known. I start

t, kiddo?" he murmur

trouble at school, Dad. With the sorority. I wan

g. It was too much, too ins

n't doubt me for a second. He j

. "John? It's David. I need a favor... Yes, about my daughte

rs. You're the Dean of Students. And I'm the guy wh

yes full of the unconditional love

uite in the graduate housing complex. It's rea

this time, I would never