The Fallout

I could not stop blinking back tears on the drive to my parent’s house. I wanted to cry, but I was too stunned. Where would I go from here? The last few years of my life had been spent working toward one goal I didn’t achieve, and the only thing I actually loved about my job was the man who just made sure I didn’t achieve it.

My mother and father hovered over me from the moment I arrived home. I s