Played Dad, Lost Me
"You don't get to talk about him, Quentin. That baby was doomed from day one. Nobody wanted him. Why bring him here just to suffer?"
I stepped forward, slow and silent, like something already gone.
Blood slid down my legs, thick and warm, leaving smeared footprints behind—little bits of what used to be.
I stopped inches from him. My voice? Empty. "Even his dad wouldn't claim him. So tell me—who was actually waiting for him?"
Quentin's lips tightened, but his eyes gave him up. Full of fear. Shaky. Shattered.
His mouth opened. Nothing came out.
He had nothing.