The Debt That Couldn’t Be Paid
What tormented Robert was not only Julian’s inability to walk, but the feeling that something vital had been taken from his son before life had even truly started, and that no amount of effort could ever restore it.
He had funded initiatives, flown in experts, reshaped schedules, and reorganized entire divisions of his company just to remain close whenever even the faintest promise of progress appeared, yet every attempt ended the same way—with careful explanations, softened expectations, and a slow return to normalcy.
Over time, resignation settled into his life like fine dust, invisible yet persistent, coating even his greatest successes with a dull, unshakable weight.
