Holding your hand I felt happy and special. I felt safe. I thought growing up was about getting a job and maybe a family, being an adult but growing up is about making yourself and the people you love safe. As safe as you can because things happen. They happened before; you were shot before things went bad. Kind of felt like things went bad because you were shot.
I want you to feel safe dad. I want to make you feel just like I felt when you held my hand.