Leah

"And you wonder why he doesn't tell you things."

"Sam—"

"Don't 'Sam' me." Her voice shook with anger. "I'm the one who gets to look after your kid while you work. You didn't even bother going to school to pick him up cause you assumed I was going to. I called you ten fucking times and you didn't pick any of them. Is your work more important than your own son?"

My chest tightened.

"You're drowning, Leah," she said quietly, "and you don't even notice you're dragging people with ...