Barrett

My phone rings loudly, breaking the laughter of Abel and myself. Reaching over, I see my mom's name on the screen. She hardly ever calls me during the day, so either it's something really good, or something really bad. Fumbling to unlock it, I answer. "What's goin' on, Mama?"

"Hey…”

Her voice doesn't sound quite right, and immediately I'm stopping everything I'm doing and tuning myself into whatever the fuck is happening. "What's ...