Echoes of a Monster

"Vance, you're my son. You'll end up just like me," his father's voice echoed in his mind.

A crazed laugh burst from his mother's lips. "You're his son! You'll turn out to be just like him, a monster! Don't come near me! I don't want to be your mother. I wish I'd never given birth to you!" her voice shrieked.

The man's and woman's voices twisted and tangled in his mind, stabbing at him relentles