As the evening drew to a close, Patrick’s guilt hardened into a quiet, simmering rage. He couldn’t forget the mocking laughter of those girls, their cruel words. But now, as he watched Lily wave goodbye to him, a resolve began to form within him.
He had spent months saving up, working extra hours, all to give his daughter a special birthday. And those girls—those entitled, thoughtless girls—had taken that away from him. He couldn’t just let them walk away from this without any consequences.