When I called to tell my son that my wife had pass…

thinking clearly, Steven. You’re pushing away the people who love you, the people who love me, I repeated.

Right. As they walked toward the door, Marcus turned back one more time. Dad, well give you some time to cool off, but we’re not giving up on you.

We’ll be back. It sounded less like a promise and more like a threat. After they left, I sat in my continue reading …