[ txt â dad ] hey, i know youâre busy and all, but i saved you and monica a good seat at my next fight. the one in savannah, itâs not that far.
[ txt â dad ] you donât have to, i know youâve got other shit going on.
[ txt â dad ] but, you know. the offer is there. just tell the guy up front who you are and heâll take you.
     thumbs danced over the sides of his phone as he stared at the messages heâd sent hours ago, the ones that still just read as âdeliveredâ; it felt better that he hadnât seen them yet. he was just busy, that was all. he was always busy.
     normally, today of all days, he could expect a phone call. it was his birthday, and jason normally called for a least a couple of minutes to catch up and wish his youngest well. a glance at the clock: 10:07. he still had time. he could already hear his motherâs shrill voice in his head, calling him out for expecting anything of his deadbeat father. that bastard, that son of a bitch, he never gave a shit about you. roman had heard it all his life from them both, bickering back and forth until jason finally bailed on them. but, he couldnât blame him -- the way he went around things was wrong, for sure, but he couldnât imagine being married to someone like his mother. and monica was nice enough.
      a small inhale and his phone was pocketed, volume up, just in case. he had to stop watching the clock, find something else to do to occupy his time. maybe a run would help.
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