Lucian kept shaking his head, looking at his friend with pity.
“Sam, don’t say that, please. Why are you talking like this? You need to be strong....for your family and for yourself. Think about it: if we just sit here doing nothing, what do you think will happen? Don’t you see your family’s lives are at risk? Sam…”
Sam cut him off by raising a hand. “Lucian, I’ve given up on life. I don’t want to live anymore. Everything I’ve done has been a failure, nothing but mistakes. My life is a complete mess. I’ve hurt my own family… and I regret everything I’ve ever done.”
“Sam, please stop saying that. We’ve all made mistakes,” Lucian said. “But you can’t give up.....”
Sam shot him a look filled with scorn, then slowly rose and pointed to the door. “Get out. Get the hell out of here, I said!
