“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

That was how it should work.

PART 4 — SARAH’S MESSAGES

My phone had forty-three notifications.

Sarah:

Mark, answer me.

Then:

You’re frightening Lily by making this bigger than it is.

Then:

I said I’m sorry.

Then: