The Last Phone Call

It took Damien a few minutes later to lift his arm off his face. Then his gaze darted to the closed door where his father disappeared earlier. His father wasn't always vocal about his feelings, but when he did, it felt like a kick in his gut. He felt bad, and he didn't know what to do.

Trying to take his mind off it, he turned on his Sony PlayStation 2 and began playing Grand Theft Auto 3—one of the most popular games that year. He played for about half an hour before someone knocked on his door. He pressed pause, thinking that it was his father again, but one of the servants came inside to serve him his dinner.

"I'm not hungry," he said before going back to his game.