He Changed the Locks on My Parents’ Anniversary Gift

Daniel.

You think money makes you untouchable.

I stared at it for a second, then locked the screen.

Out past the rocks, the ocean kept doing what it does. Dark water. White crash. No interest in human garbage.

Behind me, the front door opened.

Dad stepped out carrying two mugs of coffee, handed me one, and didn’t say much for a while. That’s his way.

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