Thomas had never seen his mother in such distress. She was literally pulling her hair out, screaming and crying, cussing and damning. He had killed a number of animals before; frogs, squirrels, rabbits, snakes. So he couldn't understand why his mom was so torn up over this mangy cat that the front tire of his BMX was crushing.
13 months later Thom's mother killed herself by drinking a gallon of Draino
when Thomas was 19 he came out of he closet
...he couldn't help but feel that both were his fault
