Texting your estranged dad after spotting him on live Wor...

Conversation

1. Dad, is that you on live TV holding 'Come home, Maya'?
2. Yes.
3. We haven't spoken in five years; what is this?
4. I know, and I'm sorry; I needed you to see me.
5. A stadium sign? Really?
6. It was the only way to get your attention without calling.
7. You could've called; you chose theater instead.
8. I tried to call; every number was blocked or changed.
9. You've always disappeared when it mattered.
10. I didn't disappear, I watched from a distance.
11. You 'watched' me? That's creepy.
12. Not to hurt you—because I knew someone else watched too.
13. What do you mean 'someone else'?
14. There's been a man following you the last month.
15. Stop. Who told you that?
16. I only found out yesterday; that's why I came.
17. So you thought a sign would stop whatever that is?
18. No, the sign was a signal for you to leave immediately.
19. A public signal on live TV makes no sense.
20. It was short notice; I had nothing else.
21. Are you asking me to come home or warning me not?
22. Don't go near the stadium tonight; come to the old house.
23. Why should I trust you after five years of silence?
24. Because whoever's been watching you also knows I exist.
25. If you're lying, I'll never forgive you.
26. I'm not lying; check the photo I just sent.