I drive Dillion home and take him inside the house to talk with his father. Once I get inside I see a bunch of beer cans lined up all over the counter and table, some were knocked over onto the floor, scattered everywhere. This was much worse than I had thought it was. Julia’s leaving turned Jason into a drunk. I now understood why Dillion was always coming over to my place.
Dillion walks into the living room and says, “Dad, Annabelle is here to talk to you.” He walks over to his father who was sitting in the arm chair looking really down.
There was beer cans on the floor around him and on the small table next to him. He looks up at me as I walk into the room and he sits up straighter in his chair. “Annabelle, it’s nice to finally meet you. My son is always talking about you to me. You r
