Their Rejection and My Goodbye
He only tossed my cremation certificate through the crack.
Morgan collapsed, crying, "Samuel, my son! I failed you!"
She sobbed until she could barely breathe. Olivia held her, silently shedding tears.
Vernon stood frozen, like a statue.
A man who worked with bodies every day never imagined he'd miss seeing his own son's.
In a moment, they aged a decade.
Back home, Vernon, Morgan, and Olivia sat on the couch in silence.
Vernon smoked one cigarette after another. Unable to sleep, he drank every bottle in the house for three days straight.