Sobbing hard into his shoulder, she shook her head. "No, Dan.. it is my fault. He worried himself to death over me... I should never have left.." wrapping her arms around him, she held him tightly. Atleast his being there was making her feel a little better. Comforted really. She knew she would have had to leave, and if she never had, she would have never met Daniel. But right now, she wasn't thinking like that. All she could think was that her father was dead.
"I have to go home, Daniel. I have to go back and show my face and apologize to him.. and to Mum.. and to Johnny and Ella.." she sat back, wiping her eyes, trying to be tough and brave. Looking at Daniel's face, she tried to smile but it only resulted in more crying as she covered her face with her hands again.