Alina's POV:

The man that stood in front of me knelt down on one knee shakily. It seemed that he could not hold on for much longer.

My tears blurred my vision but I managed to hold him up.

With a bitter tone in his voice, my father chuckled through his pained condition. "You still care about me, Alina."

The sadness and pain was too overwhelming for me. I held back my words and bit my lips as hard as I could.

My father sighed in a defeated manner, then he mustered up the strength he had left to hold me in his arms. With his low voice, he said, "I'm so sorry, Alina. You have suffered through many things, yet I haven't hugged you like a father should in all these years."

My jaw clenched as I struggled to hold myself back from sobbing.

"It's all my fault. I admit I was the one who neglected your feelings."

and he took in a deep breath.

the future, you must live out the life you want. As long as you're happy, that's enough for me." Those words broke me and I sobbed. I

able to tightly grasp the clothes on his back. With my

me by patting

snuggled in my father's arms, when I was still stumbling over the words I tried

was strict but he was also patient

over once again and I

I was wrong, Dad.

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speak again. "You must learn to rely on yourselves in the future, my children." The moment he finished his words, I felt him weakly fall back in my

too, had little strength in me. I was pulled down on the ground with his falling body. Hurriedly, I got up only to see that the wound on his chest was bleeding

my hands. I cried out helplessly, "I'm sorry, Dad! I was wrong! What should I do now? Please, Dad. Don't leave me again. I know I was

breaths. His pupils that were staring into my eyes began to

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