From that day on, Eudora became even more distant from Ryan. She wasn’t angry, didn’t yell, didn’t argue - she just acted like he wasn’t there, like he didn’t exist. And that was even worse. Ryan was miserable, but he had no idea what to do. The only thing that gave him any comfort was knowing that, at least for now, she was still here, still close, still within his sight.
Even Donna could tell something was off between her parents. She couldn’t hold back and finally asked Ryan,
“Dad, did you make Mom mad again?”
Ryan hesitated for a moment, then nodded. There was no point in hiding it from her.
“Yeah.”
“What exactly did you do?”
“It’s grown-up stuff, sweetie. You wouldn’t really understand. Just know that I did something a long time ago that hurt your mom. And now that she’s found o
