The Tuxedo Goodbye: A Father’s Last Dance Before the Monitor Went Silent

They were saying they called their dads. They were saying… they were saying thank you.”

I open my eyes.

Because that’s the thing about the world: it can be disgusting and beautiful in the same breath.

My sister watches me like she’s waiting for a verdict.

Michael looks like he wants justice.

I look out the kitchen window at the bright, ordinary day.

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