FATHERHOOD

By Rhonda Parrish

Katya hung her blonde head while tears coursed down her sunken cheeks. "I know I've given you a hard time because we don't share DNA – I've been an ungrateful brat and always made things difficult."

A solitary tear trickled out of her eye and captured a sunbeam which made it sparkle like a liquid diamond. "I'm sorry. It doesn't take DNA to make a father, it takes love. You gave me that – not him." She sniffed, and looked down at the freshly dug earth. "I love you too, Daddy, I just wish I'd told you before it was too late."

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Evil prevails when good men fail to act.

Rhonda Parrish is a happily married mother of one who lives in Edmonton, Alberta with her family and assorted animals.  She loves quilting, reading, volunteering and above all, writing.  Her work has been featured in “The Storyteller” and “Purpose” magazines and she’s also been published online under a variety of pen names.  Contact Rhonda.