When the flight arrived, Isabella’s parents found themselves without the driver they had expected. Dennis remained at home, sitting in his favorite old armchair and enjoying a glass of whiskey he had rarely allowed himself to drink.
For once, he wasn’t rushing to solve somebody else’s problem.
That decision triggered a chain of frantic calls.
Isabella called repeatedly. Michael tried to reach him. An unknown number appeared on his phone.
By the end of the following two days, Dennis had eighteen missed calls.
He had spent years being the person everyone could depend on. Now that he had stepped away, his family seemed unable to understand what had changed.
But Dennis understood.
The problem was no longer simply about money or an airport pickup.
It was about respect.
Michael Arrives at His Father’s Door
Eventually, Michael came to Dennis’s house.
He looked worried and frustrated.
