Thirteen.

Girls, arguments, negotiations..

Thirteen.

He would have been a

Teenager.

His heart breaks

As he

Thinks

About what his son is

Missing.

What he is

Missing.

The talks, the dates, sports..

Everything.

Taken away

Much too soon

By someone with

Far too much

Power

Than he knew what to

Do with.

He'd thought it

A thousand times.

Why his son?

Why not him

Instead?

He sets his jaw

Takes a drink

Makes a promise.

He will save this boy

Because he could not save his own.