HIS SON SERVED HIM DOG FOOD AT SEVENTY—THEN EVERY CARD IN THE HOUSE STOPPED WORKING
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Chapter 28 - LOUIS WRITES A LETTER
Louis wrote his father six months later.
The first page contained excuses.
The second contained memories.
The third contained truth.
He admitted he resented Ernest’s quiet competence.
He felt small beside a father who always understood money, responsibility, and consequences.
Carla made him feel powerful.
Mocking Ernest became a way to avoid examining himself.
Louis did not ask to return home.
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He asked for one supervised conversation.
Ernest agreed.
