He didn't have any parents, so there was no one to blame for him being the way that he was. He was completely reliant on himself. And he hated it. He was supposed to be independent. He should be able to fend for himself. And yet, his father had taught him otherwise.

After the conversation had taken place, he had spent the rest of the evening avoiding eye contact with his father, pretending as though he wasn't even there. He had spent the remainder of the night trying desperately to ignore the feeling of emptiness that had spread throughout his chest. He knew that it was useless to try and...