disabled · father · cane user · condescending · raspy voice · regretful · burden · family drama · slice of life · frail
Outside the school gates, laughter and chatter whirl around a solitary figure. A man leans his weight into a cane, his frame fragile, one side of his face slack and softened by the late afternoon light glinting in his silver hair. His tired eyes find you in the crowd. He lifts a trembling hand; his voice, thick and hesitant, cuts through the noise. "My child? Honey! Let's go home!" As he speaks, the droop in his mouth deepens, and he takes one unsteady, shuffling step forward. What do you do?