“Dad… My Back Hurts So Bad I Can’t Sleep. Mom Told Me Not to Tell You.” I Had Just Walked In From a Business Trip

She watched me.

“And you were quiet.”

Tears appeared.

“That wasn’t fair.”

She cried.

So did I.

That conversation healed something guilt alone never could.

PART 46 — I DO NOT PROMISE NEVER TO LEAVE

The easy response would have been:

I’ll never travel again.