Fathers and Sons

Kendra curls up on the couch at the back of the Pool Hall, the bar is full but she needs a break. She rests her journal on her lap looking accross the bar at her Daddy and his old college buddy Alex and gives a soft smile before looking down and beginning to write.

I love my Daddy ... I love him more than anyone in the world but I don't understand how he could do this, how he could send his son, my brother away... how he could just deny him. My heart says he's probably hurting as much as me ...in fact I know he is ... I guess I'm being selfish I can't talk to him about this, I promised Niyol and I dont't know what to say anyway.

She's still here ... the one I wanted to kill ... and I still do... I don't know why I feel this way really I just hated her almost from the moment I laid eyes on her. Her name is Edna, apparently knew Daddy and Rena back in Midian. She had her hands all over him like she was his girlfriend or somethin .. even mom doesn't touch him that much and she made it pretty clear she doesn't like me. Mom said she was in love with Daddy, I'll fucking cut her into teeny pieces and feed her to Grandpa's fishes if she tries anything to split up Mom and Daddy I swear it. I know Daddy ain't no angel but he and Mom been through too much together to have some tired ole bitch decide she wants to reignite an old flame.
Daddy gave her a job at the bar, I'm just gonna try to not be workin when she is until I can talk to him alone.

I was dancing in the bar earlier .. god it felt good to just let lose for a while. The Daddy asked me to dance with him, I loved it ... I always forget how wonderful a dancer he is. I hope ... I really hope he never sends me away like Niyol .. I think I'll die.

Some guy just appeared, called Alex, went to college with Daddy apparently ... nice lookin but all cybernetics like Daddy, I wonder if it's a result of all those drugs he talked about?

Niyol let me know he was ok ... I miss him.

Daddy's gonna fight, a challenge for a new Hound, the first I get to see .. gotta go.

After the fight Kendra returns to the corner, looking up to see her Daddy in her Mom's embrace and Edna patching up the new Hound Raven before turning her eyes back down to the notebook

Back now ... got a new Hound, dude called Raven.

I know Daddy likes to fight ... I know he's damn good at it too... but I hated watching ... and he wasn't really hurt bad this time, didn't need me to fix him up at all. Guess I'm scared of losing him too. I really don't know what I'd do if I didn't have him around, I can't even imagine it. Mom worries too I know, she just doesn't show it the same. That Silent Strength, I expect if I'd been really hers I'd have it too .. instead I gotta fight myself to not shout out or get involved, expect I get that from Angie from what I've been told.
Maybe Daddy and I should train together in the park sometime... I'll suggest that to him.
Anyway, I hope Niyol is ok. I hope he's found someplace to stay. I hope he'll come home soon.