The gravel crunched under my funeral shoes like it had been waiting for me. I watched my son’s SUV roll forward, hesitate for half a second—just long enough to pretend this wasn’t real—then pick up speed and disappear past the bend where the cornfields start and the town stops pretending it’s still the center of the world. I didn’t scream his name. I didn’t throw my hands up. My throat was too dry for drama, and my heart was too tired for begging… Continue Reading ⬇️
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