The Final Goodbye
Alice seized my hand, her body trembling with a mix of emotions.
I recoiled, breaking her grip, my desire to keep her at arm's length instinctual.
"Ma'am, I believe we have nothing to do with each other anymore. Please, have some dignity."
My gaze was icy, treating them as if they were mere strangers.
Alice's eyes brimmed with tears, perhaps wounded by my coldness.
"My son, we know we're to blame, but after three years with no word, can't you give us a chance to right our wrongs?"