The look in Daddy's eyes shifts. “What did that little shit do now?” He's never liked Mark. I swear, even from day one, Daddy looked at him wide-eyed, never quite happy with anything Mark did.

Even though Mark tries to get on Daddy's good side, Daddy has none of it.

Mark 'tried', I mean. Past tense. You know, when he was talking to and visiting me. I haven't seen him in weeks.

“You know how Mark hasn't been around lately?”

Daddy nods, smirking. “Yeah, a ...