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."

endure the pain and he took in a deep breath. He spoke in a slow pace as he was experiencing difficulty in his

future, you must live out the life you want. As long as you're

was too broad for me to fully wrap my arms around him, so I was only able to tightly

condition, he still comforted me by

I snuggled in my

but he was also patient in correcting the mistakes

caused my sadness to take over once again and I cried

I was wrong, Dad.

to speak, but I couldn't seem to get my voice out.

It will all be for the better." I could hear my father's breathing

and almost began to say a few words until his own sobbing voice began to speak again. "You must learn to rely on yourselves

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

with 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.

he said through weak breaths. His pupils that were staring into my

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