The night began calm but suddenly became poignant. Weeks of preparations made by her family paid off as Brenda entered her party. A smile extended from one ear to the other. She always dreamed of having her 10th birthday party at a ranch house with all her family, except her dad. Out of a million people she could hate, she only hated him. Brenda’s father, a man who destroyed a lot of innocent girls lives, attempted to show up at her party. A week before the party, someone arranged flowers onto a vase and set it down on the front porch of Brenda’s house with a note that read “I’m sorry.” The family decided to burn the flowers with the note because they felt the need to. A few years back, Brenda’s father lost his job and became an alcoholic.
