The Challenge Made
“Are you serious?” Alex asked, his voice trembling. I nodded, even though my heart was quaking. “Go ahead, Alex.
If you think moving in with your dad is better, I won’t stop you.” It was like watching a scene unfold from someone else’s life.
Me, challenging him to consider his choices, hoping all the while that he’d see the life we’d built together.
Words can be powerful, cutting, and at that moment, there was nothing I could do to take mine back.