The baking heat was seeping through the car, he didn't care. He was frustrated and allowed all the windows to be open. Letting the breeze brush over him he bit his lip. He was parked outside the Melich church. The atmosphere inside was drowning. People were giving him their pity and he frowned at every curtsey. He shook his head and looked at his phone. Without thought, the first contact he chose was Dona's. He threw the phone to the side and hit the wheel with both hands. He saw the fading bruise on his hand and it made him gag. He felt less than a man at this moment. He felt helpless and hated the feeling. He hadn't been eating in days but forced himself to. Dona would hate the state he was in and so he tried to maintain his grip on the world.