The Greatest Regret
Watching him pace around, I finally called out, “Silas.”
He stopped in his tracks and, as though he’d been commanded, stiffly sat down. He didn’t move a muscle, his avoidance replaced by an almost forced stillness.
“Am I really that terrible?” he asked, his voice low.
The truth was, he was.
“You’ve failed at every role you’ve taken on, haven’t you? You’re neither a good husband nor a good father.”
His face fell, a chaotic swirl of emotions dulling his expression into one of muted despair. He looked like a stray dog, cast out and utterly lost.