“Is that how I made you feel?” he asks . “It is .” “I’m sorry .” “Don’t be,” I say. “It taught me something important .” “What’s that ?” “Never make someone else the main character in your own story .”
“I’m glad, though,” she says. “Whatever did it, I’m glad you’re sober, and I hope you stay that way. For Maddie’s sake, yeah, because she deserves to know her dad, but for your sake, too. I know I was never enough for you, Jonathan, but I hope you find something that is .”
Everything I do is all about her—anything to keep the smile on her face, because that smile is what keeps me going. It’s the reason I get out of bed in the morning. That smile tells me I’m doing okay.