My Brother Kept Bragging About a Deal He’d Already Lost

from him, was almost violence.

Marcus’s next words came out chopped. “Tom. Tom, listen to me.”

He wasn’t loud anymore.

That’s the part people don’t tell you. Sometimes the crash isn’t dramatic. Sometimes a person just gets quieter and quieter as the floor keeps disappearing.

After another thirty seconds, he pulled the phone from his ear and looked at continue reading …