Today's OneWord: Scared

You told me that you were scared, and that's why you didn't show up to the restaurant tonight. The same reason you used for why you didn't turn up at my birthday party, or my art show, or my piano recital. The same reason I heard from you year after year when you called me on the phone, or left me a paltry monthly check-in through e-mail.

You told me you were scared about trying to be my father again. I told you that if you were scared, then that meant you weren't trying hard enough.