GABRIEL

"Where are the children? What's going on?" Sal came down to the breakfast table the next morning to find only me in attendance. I'd had some time to think in the hours since awakening and sending them out of the house while waiting for him to show his face.

"What do you plan on doing with your son?" I ignored his question.

"Ah, this is a good question. I have many options, but I cannot decide on any one of them."

"Tell me about them." He seemed ...