Lucas, tired of being invisible in plain sight, picked up his truck and padded down the hallway barefoot. He didn’t say goodbye—he never did. He knew the drill. He’d play with Lucy for a while, then return when the shouting was over, just like he always had.
He didn’t know this Thursday would be any different. That a quiet decision—to follow a friend down the gangway—would unravel into a nightmare that would stretch across decades. A moment so small, it barely registered. And yet, it would haunt the Harrigans for the rest of their lives…….