His voice got louder, echoing a little through my phone’s tiny speaker.

“I’m only trying to understand what’s going on,” I said.

“There’s nothing for you to understand,” Ethan said.

“You need to stop asking questions right now.”

“I won’t ignore my own instincts,” I said.

“Something’s wrong here.”

“You raised me to stand on my own,” Ethan said.

“And now you won’t let me make my own decisions.”