So my dad and I had planned on another outting back to Seattle, was going out to eat again, and I was thinking about introducing him to Jared. The day came and went without incident. He never showed and he never called to let me know he wasn't coming. I went back out to my old tree house, blaming myself for thinking that he was finally going to step up and be a dad to me, when he hadn't in 22 years. I was thinking about calling him and demanding why he did this, when my mom came home from…

So I'm sitting alone up in my old treehouse from when I was a kid, when my cell rings. It was my dad, he wanted to meet somewhere for lunch and where was a nice place to sit down and talk to get to know each other. At this point, I still wasn't even sure about wanting to meet him, since he left us so many years ago, as well as pretty upset with my mom for giving him my cell number, when I wasn't yet ready to face him yet. I mean I hadn't even told Jared. Well I decided it was time to have a…

Walking out of mine and my mom's house, I was headed to our back yard, not really caring at the moment that I was alone. I needed some alone time, from my mom talking to me about my dad, and seeing at how old I was, how he finally wanted to know who I was, and what I had become. I don't even know what to say or think about that. I mean I always wanted to know my dad, when I was younger, but now that I'm older, I don't know. I mean yeah, I would still like to know where I came from, but me…

After classes had ended for the Summer, not to start back again until Fall semester, driving home, I got a call from Jared. He wanted to meet at the beach, to be able to spend some time together, so I told him I'd meet him there. I was just now on the outskirts of Seattle. We hung up, since I really didn't like talking on my cell, while driving. I really couldn't wait to arrive back in La Push, I hadn't seen Jared for a few days, even though we talked on the phone every day.

Finally…