I thought it was impossible...

And yet look at my dad.

It was two in the morning. I wanted to run upstairs to my room and just sleep.

I was confused by the fact that my father had not seemed drunk for a whole month. Thirty whole days.

What in the world...?

During this entire time, my dad kept me by his side. He was always looking at Harmony, examining her every move, her every pattern. Everything she did. He was waiting for the perfect time.

I didn't know what to think of it.

A month ago, maybe I would have been happy about it and approved.

But--

Harmony didn't kill my mom. Maybe she was the reason it happened, but a 10 year old can't be responsible for the actions of a gang. I couldn't hate her anymore. I don't know if she still hates me, but at least she doesn't act like it.

On top of that, my best friend was in the hospital. I visited him every day.

My dad dropped me off.

And since Mindy visited Jerry every day too, Harmony always went with her.

I debated whether or not to tell Harmony how much danger she was in.

Why would I do that?

Maybe because--I pushed the thought away. No. I wouldn't. I couldn't. It's not possible.

Oh, but it was. I moaned.

"I've found it!"

I looked at my dad, confused. "Found what?"

"She goes to the hospital every day to visit your friend Jerry with her cousin. And she always walks this route down Baker Street on the way home, stops at Tenth Avenue, and turns..."

I let my mind wander. Yes, I knew how to get from the hospital to Harmony's house.

Maybe I'd been stalking her a little bit recently. Just a little, little bit.

Okay, fine. Enough to know where she lived.

"...and that's how we're going to trap her in two days."

Two days?

"And we are going to..." my dad's eyes were glowing. "You know."

Outside, I pretended to look interested. Inside I felt sick.

Harmony was going to die in two days.

Should I stop this?

Could I stop this?

It's impossible...

But I thought my dad being sober was impossible too...

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