It wasn’t all in my head.
I thanked her, and she said, “Don’t back down, Felix. Sometimes the only way to show people who they are is by holding up a mirror.”
Meanwhile, Lucas went back to school and showed his classmates his toy car.
They were talking about what they got for Christmas, and when one of them asked, “That’s all?” he just shrugged and said, “Yeah, but it’s okay. My dad said we don’t need big gifts to be happy.”
That broke me a little.
I promised myself that no matter how this unfolded, I wouldn’t let him see the worst of it.
A few days later, I stopped by my parents’ house to drop off a dish I’d borrowed during Christmas dinner.
I didn’t plan to stay long, just in and out.
But when I pulled into the driveway, I noticed something odd.
