Cal and Beth, Conrad's parents, are getting ready for the day. Cal is a lawyer; Beth is a stay-at-home mom who has a golf game today. Beth wants Cal to talk to Conrad about how he dresses. Cal thinks back on his own experiences growing up; his mother left him in an orphanage, and he never knew his father. Cal's mind continually wanders to Conrad, who still needs to call the doctor recommended by the hospital and make an appointment. He thinks about when Conrad and his brother Jordan were younger, and they installed a basketball hoop so that all the neighborhood boys could play. He wonders why those boys never come around anymore. At breakfast, Cal finds out that Conrad has.....
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