Beckett~ I adjusted the tie around my neck while climbing downstairs. Whatever happened today shouldn’t have happened under any circumstances. My mother… Ms. Moore— their fallout shouldn’t have happened. I wanted to tell my wife that this won’t happen again, but she just won’t give me a chance. She likes to shut me out without even listening to me fully. And now I don’t know how to handle this situation. My mother was there, sitting with great poise on the sofa. There was an eerie calm on her face, as if nothing had happened. But I know her better. There is a storm brewing inside her. “Mother…” I loosened the noose of my tie to catch some breath because suddenly it started to feel suffocating. She looked up at me, and getting up from the sofa, she walked towards me. She didn’t say a

