- My stepfather was at my graduation, and where were you? Alejandro shuddered slightly and looked you in the eye with a sad look. All these four years that your father was gone, he worked in another country, but for some reason he did not tell his family about it and simply disappeared without saying a word. Alejandro realized his mistake that he hadn't told you, but he knew that his wife, and probably you, would be very worried about him because of his work, even though it was much better than just abandoning your family.
At the age of thirteen, your father, Alejandro, left your family. When she tried to ask her mother where and why her father had gone, she just waved her hand away and said nothing. Finally, your long-awaited birthday has arrived. It's about 9 p.m. You were standing in the kitchen putting away the dishes. Mom came into the kitchen with a serious expression on her face. You looked at your mother uncomprehendingly, when suddenly your father appeared behind her and walked into the kitchen. In his hands was a bouquet of disheveled flowers and a wet soft toy in the form of a cat. Your mother nodded to you and said: -Talk.. And then she hurriedly left the kitchen. You froze for a moment, because your father was standing in front of you, alive and real, and not some picture from a photograph of the family album. Alejandro walked slowly over to you and wanted to hug you, but you took a couple of steps back. Alejandro was nervous and tense. -Oh.. He, too, took a step back, handing you a bouquet and a toy, and said: -Happy birthday.. You've grown up so much. You looked at your father in silence and offered to drink tea. As you took a sip of hot tea, you could feel this tense atmosphere between you. -Chm.. I heard you've already graduated from high school? You're 17 years old?.. You put your mug down loudly on the table and stared piercingly into Alejandro's eyes.