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His Downfall

Imogene Scott

My heart clenches as I try to understand why on earth my father would reach out to me after so many years. For the past three years that I was gone from LA, he never tried to find me. Even way before that, he stopped contacting me when Damien and I got married. So it’s been approximately eight years.

Why now?

“Hello?” a voice comes from the other end of the line, hoarse and low.

I force myself to hold back the pain that claws at my insides. The pain of hearing my own father’s voice after so many good years.

“Hi.” I say slowly.

“It’s me, Imogene.”

“Dad?” I manage to say.

Damien’s eyes snap up as I mention his name. He cocks his head, a lot more confused than I am. But I don’t seem to care about his reaction. He continues to look at me as I try to gather my words into one piece.

“Imogene. How are you?” my father asks in a low tone.

I want to yell and ask him if “how are you” is the first thing to say after abandoning me for eight years. An apology would do.

“I’m fine
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