Chapter 44. Mad

Instantaneously, my look shifts from one of surprise to one of wrath. "What in the name of all that is holy are you hoping to achieve by being here?" I enquire in a tone that is authoritative.

"I come to see my son," the mother remarked as she entered the room. According to him, he is getting closer.

"It is imperative that you have been a part of this community from the very beginning. This happened place twenty-four hours ago to the minute. When did that take place, and where were you?" I've had it up to here with the way that he treats Mark, so I decided to inquire about it.

"I was working." He says this without exhibiting any sorrow in his comments at all, which is surprising.

Do you consider the importance of your job to be higher than the importance of your son? I ask stern again. That catches him off guard completely.

"Of course not." He makes an effort to deceive you.

"Liar." As I feel tears welling up in my eyes, I murmur something under m