I Arrived at My Beach House to Find It Under Construction. By Morning, They Were Knocking at 6 a.m.

get away with it. For teaching me the hardest but most necessary lesson of my life. For loving me enough to let me face the consequences.” His voice broke slightly. “I was a terrible son, but you never stopped being a good mother. Even when you had to hurt me to save me.”

He left before I could answer. I watched his car disappear.

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