Pain And Disappointments
“Not everything is bright and beautiful,” Miles’s mom said. “The real world is full of pain and disappointments. I wanted to protect you from that. I didn’t want a son who grew up hating his father. Or mother.”
She reached for Miles’s hand and said, “Some days I wished I could tell you everything, let you in on what I was planning. I spent weeks thinking about bringing you along. But I couldn’t do that to you. Not when you had your entire life in front of you.” She sat down as well. “As I said, you’re grown now. So, I’ll level with you. If you want, I can tell you everything.”
Disclaimer: To protect the privacy of those depicted, some names, locations, and identifying characteristics have been changed and are products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblances to actual events, places, or persons, living or dead, are entirely coincidental.