I wondered if I would ever see her again? I would forget what he looked like, just like I did with my father. I barely slept at night. I could hear my dad and Vanessa constantly arguing. This didn't seem to affect my brother in any way. He slept soundly at night and was rambunctious all day. He seemed happy and never mentioned our mother. One of the nights I lay awake staring at the ceiling, I heard my father tell Vanessa that he had to take us with us, and he had no choice. Take us where? I never understood what they were discussing. I heard Vanessa talking about taking us to her parents' house in Ohio, but they ended up arguing