"I don't know what to do," George vented, frustration seeping into his voice. "It's not like I have a choice here anyways."
What George yearned for, with an intensity that could not be underestimated, was a fervent escape from the suffocating clutches of his father's dominance, a man whose character seemed to be intricately woven with threads of control and abuse, perpetuating a cycle of misery that now shackled his son's spirit.