Discarded Food
When his mother left, she discarded the food down the chute, her face twisted in distaste. Despite her stern expression, her eyes were filled with tears, and her lips trembled uncontrollably. She glanced at him briefly before retreating to the bathroom, locking the door behind her.
He spent the entire night trying to coax her into talking, but her silence remained unbroken. Frustrated and desperate for answers, he spent the following day installing hidden cameras throughout their apartment. What the recordings would reveal was about to shatter his world.