Short Story: Collateral Regret

In Collateral Regret, Jonathan Olvera presents a harrowing descent into moral ruin and psychological collapse, told through the confessional lens of a father confronting the unimaginable.

“I apologize.” In my own words, I pronounced the shame that had festered in my heart and now spilled into the ears of my daughter.

“A monster!” I gasped, my breath becoming shallow and frantic. How could I?

I am such an idiot!

I had spent weeks binging on coffee, indulging in marijuana and chocolates, drowning it all out.

“I fucking drowned it all out!”

“God, I’m fucking ruined!” I yelled.