Chapter 11 - Ethan And Daniel Share A Quiet, Painful Dinner Together
The kitchen table was illuminated by a single overhead bulb as Ethan and Daniel sat opposite each other in total silence.
A simple meal of canned soup and dry toast sat untouched between them on the chipped porcelain plates.
Daniel looked across the table, his eyes red-rimmed and pleading for a single word of understanding from his son.
“Mrs. Gable gave me the letter from the mayor,” Ethan said quietly, breaking the heavy silence at last.
Daniel lowered his gaze to his plate, his shoulders slumping as if a massive physical weight had finally been lifted.
“You knew they would have killed me if you hadn't put on that sickening show in the rain,” Ethan stated, his voice trembling.
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“I knew I had to choose between your dignity for one night or your life for the next twenty years,” Daniel whispered.
A single tear rolled down Ethan’s cheek, bridging the chasm that had separated their hearts for two decades.
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