The Abandoned Son
"Does he even know I'm his son? When I had two ribs broken, you know what he said? He said, 'Looks like the lesson hasn't sunk in yet.'"
My mother opened her mouth and closed it again, nothing coming out.
I turned to go. "You should leave."
She grabbed my arm.
"Ryan, I'm begging you. Chloe's leg is broken, Derek's disappeared, your father's lying in a hospital bed, and I can't hold this together anymore."