***Trigger warning. Depiction of suicide. Please be advised.
Rob sat in his private room, he was grateful for the solitude. It was one of the few strings, his parents managed to pull. Due to the looming criminal charges that his uncle and John had threatened, his parents' hands were tied. It was also the only real support they had shown since his incarceration. Rarely did they call, and even less frequently did they visit. Last Christmas was the last time Rob had seen them in the flesh. He recalled how his mother's eyes shifted to observe any noise. Unquestionably she was disturbed by the state of the facility and the other patients' antics.
Rob supposed she kept her distance because the institution's atmosphere distressed her so much. For that, Rob couldn't blame her, seeing the manif
