Model Son, Monster Father
All I did was adjust my cufflinks and calmly ask, "Caleb, do you remember what happened before I laid a hand on you?"
He pursed his lips tightly and stayed silent for a long while before saying, "Mom was critically wounded and hospitalized.
"That night, after evening study hours, a gang of thugs chased me and beat me up. When I came home hurt and bruised, Mom went out to confront them, only to get retaliated against and brutally beaten up."
He hung his head, and his voice was shaking as he continued, "It was my fault Mom got hurt. I even thought of ending my life after she got hurt and was admitted into the ICU.