Chapter 44: Clemency
“Your father insisted that I could try to talk you out of your madness,” Coose said, closing the folder in front of him. Again, he rose from his seat and returned the folder to its proper place in the bookshelf. Over his right shoulder he said, “Your father does love you, Box. I know you’ve had a very—”
“My father raped me almost every night while I lived under his roof. I was physically and emotionally abused. The truth of the matter is quite elementary: I should have murdered him years ago.”
“But you didn’t,” he said, returning to his seat.
“He created the monster within me. He’s the only one to blame for my actions. I cannot be held accountable for my own behavior, and won’t. Perhaps my father only visited you because of his guilt. A man can only live with so mu
