As Teddy packed to leave Hershel for Nashville on a July morning, his mother stood cooking breakfast in the kitchen at the stove. Teddy told her goodbye as she cried and hugged him. His father shook his hand and said, “I want you to come back in August and continue in college.”
“Ok, Daddy.”
Teddy knew he wouldn’t be back. Teddy could always sense his father’s disappointment in him for never returning to college at the end of that particular summer. No matter what accomplishments Teddy made, his father’s disappointment showed in a weak or fake smile. Teddy had not been out of Hershel that many times, so his nerves were on high alert as he drove from Texas to Tennessee. He became flooded with intrusive thoughts as his mind raced. After packing his clothes, guitars, and counting his three h
