He Found His Injured Wife While Their Son Laughed In The Kitchen

in through insufficient precaution. “I pulled away. I hit the table.”

I found the corner of the coffee table then, a dark smear where her eyebrow had struck the edge.

Behind me, through the open doorway to the kitchen, another burst of laughter.

For one ugly heartbeat I wanted to become the kind of man who solved problems with his hands. I wanted to walk continue reading …