AGAINST THE CROWD

“To: Fred

From: Manu

Dear Fred, today our son turns one year old. And today I heard about your divorce. Jimi is sick. And maybe I’ll have to come looking for you sooner than I expected. Could you try not to be such an asshole this time?”

“The worst days are behind us. The pneumonia is under control,” the pediatrician said with a gentle smile. “Jimi can go home now and continue the rest of the treatment there. It’ll be better for him.”

An inexplicable relief ...