Secret Storm
“His mother's nursing job only allowed personal phone calls in an emergency. "Mom, what's wrong?" "He's dead, Jack." Mary Wallace's voice was calm, almost relieved.
His heart froze, and he held his breath. "Say that again." "He's dead." He let out a slow breath, but his heart remained cold. "Good. Are you sure?" "Yes. Your grandmother called to tell me about the funeral arrangements." "You're not going—" "I have to." "Don't do that to yourself, Mom." "I have to make sure he's really dead." Jack ...sighed.
His mother cleared her throat. "I think you should go too." "No." "He was your father." "That asshole was never—" He lowered his voice. "He's been dead to me for a very long time." "I know, but I think it would be good for you to go. You need closure." He turned his back to his friends and growled into the phone. "I got all the closure I needed when the prison door slammed shut." Over the phone, he heard a loudspeaker announcement. He couldn't make out the words, but the tone sounded urgent.MoreLess
His heart froze, and he held his breath. "Say that again." "He's dead." He let out a slow breath, but his heart remained cold. "Good. Are you sure?" "Yes. Your grandmother called to tell me about the funeral arrangements." "You're not going—" "I have to." "Don't do that to yourself, Mom." "I have to make sure he's really dead." Jack ...sighed.
His mother cleared her throat. "I think you should go too." "No." "He was your father." "That asshole was never—" He lowered his voice. "He's been dead to me for a very long time." "I know, but I think it would be good for you to go. You need closure." He turned his back to his friends and growled into the phone. "I got all the closure I needed when the prison door slammed shut." Over the phone, he heard a loudspeaker announcement. He couldn't make out the words, but the tone sounded urgent.MoreLess
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