Ryan had turned his rose plant into a tribute to his late mother, mixing her ashes into the soil and nurturing it with care. But when his estranged father, Larry, accidentally knocked it over during an uninvited visit, the moment triggered deep pain and long-held resentment.
The shattered pot wasn’t just broken clay—it symbolized a deeper fracture between a grieving son and a father who’d been emotionally absent when he was needed most.
