My Son Brought

was seventy-one years old, tall, broad-shouldered, with white hair and the permanent expression of a man disappointed by inefficient service. He wore a navy overcoat and leather gloves. His cheeks were red from the cold.

He did not look at Caleb first.

He looked at me.

That told me everything.

I stepped out of the car.

“Dad.”

He slammed his car door.

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