Aaron’s Point Of View :
"At least for the sake of your father, please return home. Your mother's death anniversary is coming soon. He needs you. He isn't okay. Only you can pull him back from his misery."
He said this with a heavy, aching grievance before letting out a sad sigh. My brain completely froze for a moment. As his words sank in, a cold, hollow ache settled in my chest, and my eyes stung with sudden, unwanted moisture.
‘Death anniversary.’
The words hit me like a physical blow. Being an orphan, the mention of parents, especially a mother’s passing, was the one thing that could strip away all my defenses. I felt a rush of raw, stinging emotion. How dare he use such heavy, ominous words? How dare he bring up the very thing that was a gaping hole in my own life?
My blood start
