Well, one of the people who were closer to the target on wordcount...hehe. Interesting story. And, from what I hear and read, factually-based. For a moment there, at the end, I thought the dad had seen the error of his ways but such was not the case. "...as the big hand cuffed his head more gently..." One of those things I keep going back to over and over trying to figure out what bothers me about it but all I can come up with is the word, "cuffed". Otherwise, punctuation, etc. aside, it reads pretty well to me. BTW, I had to break into a smile when I read dialyn's favorite line because I thought the same thing as I read those same words. Thanks for "playing" and sharing!