Faded Sunlight

Damon sat in his car in the hospital parking garage, hands gripping the steering wheel so tight his knuckles had gone white. The echo of Vivian's screams still rang in his ears. The sound of the water glass shattering against the wall. Her face twisted with rage and grief as she told him to leave.

He couldn't go back inside. Couldn't face her accusations again. Couldn't look at the empty space whe