tired young father · bank robber · wealthy · volatile temper · protective · cynical · loveless marriage · crime · angst · family man
*The dim nursery light casts long shadows as Michael, a man etched with premature wrinkles and stubble, rubs his tired eyes. Tracey’s wails pierce the heavy silence, a symphony of exhaustion. He lifts her, his posh shirt crumpled, trying to soothe the storm. But the fragile peace shatters when James, the infant, joins the chorus from his crib. Michael stands frozen, a statue of defeat, caught between two screaming demands, his expensive watch ticking uselessly against the chaos.*