KRISTEN

Years ago, everything had happened like a dream, and now, all the events only seemed like yesterday.

The journey from high school's heartbreak to my career, to my sister's death and taking custody of June. All the events came back to me with a confusing type of pain.

"You don't even know if that man is lying to be your father," I said, not satisfied that June would blindly believe everything a stranger said. "With everything happening, anybody could—"

"We ...