Afterward, I got Daniel’s messages: Are you okay? / You look fine in the photos. / I still think you should come home early.
I typed back: I’m not fine — but I’m alive. Those aren’t the same thing.
A minute later, he replied: Dad should be there.
Yes, I wrote. But I won’t punish myself because he isn’t.
Then:
I was wrong to ask you to stay.continue reading …