own the glossy cover of the pre-launch
David. Absolu
her smile wide but n
, little thing. A diss
, the city lights of San Francisco glittering behind him like a con
ell me. I'll h
to a conspiratorial whispe
ely, as if shooin
of. They completely clash with the clean, minimalist, and positive-aspirations vibe of Aura. An investor, a big one, even mentio
g in the air
dened. Ethan, our ten-year-old son, our beautiful, gift
a, you're right. This brand launch is tied to the next
urpentine and clay. Ethan was asleep, but I was looking at his latest work. It was a swirling vortex of deep blues an
vid said, not even gl
rway, blocking the
ng to his art ca
tle faster. "What? David, he lives for th
ing a software update. "It's called the 'Pathways Institute.' Victoria recommend
ver hear
tion. They help children channel their talents into more
a chill through
t does that even mean? You
urrent style is a problem. It's seen as a distraction, a liability to m
enched into fists. I could feel t
st send him somewhere to have it stripped away. It will crush him. It
his eyes sweeping over me as if I
ntal ideas about 'art.' You sacrificed nothing. I'm the one building an empire. I'm the
leaving me standing in the
chitect, top of my class. But David' s star rose so fast, and Ethan needed me, and
g in a remote valley, with no windows facing the
t here, Mommy.
eart breaking with every word. The staff were all dre
busy with a "pre-launch
David. It was from a doctor at a hospital near
an incident with yo
pa
s director said he was in the middle of a 'breakthrough s
slipped fr
o
n. My
ed to gray. My boy, my brilliant, hopeful boy, wa