July 2017 - part two
Ilya enters the sitting room and sees Shane smiling at his phone. He looks a little closer and notices his glossy eyes.
"Something wrong?" He eases onto the couch next to him, braced for bad news. Shane sniffles and wipes his eyes on his sleeve. He hands Ilya his phone. Ilya questions him with his eyes.
"Just read it," Shane says softly. Ilya scrolls to the top of a text exchange between Shane and his father.