Synopsis

The phone shrieked in his hand, a frantic, desperate sound. It was his mother, her voice raw with anguish, laced with a chilling threat. Her words, sharp and accusatory, blamed his father for a pain that seemed unbearable. A wave of dread washed over him, a cold certainty settling in his stomach. He held the receiver tight, the weight of her despair pressing down on him, a heavy burden he felt ill-equipped to bear.