Klepto's Decision

No way a screwup like me could raise a problem child like him. Back on the farm, when a cat had kittens we couldn’t afford, Pop threw them down the well.

I looked around. There was a river in the woods nearby.

Found a discarded cardboard box for him. Moses had a cardboard box, right? I ignored my heartrate. As always, my boy was crying.

You don’t wanna grow up in this world, baby. I won’t let this world break you too.

But I yanked the box back out before the current could steal it. I was still a coward.