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The sound of shattering glass and crunching metal still rang in his ears far after the sirens blared their way and he found himself lying in a stiff hospital bed.
Shawn could barely see through his swollen eyes but wasn't blind to the fact of the split second decision that got himself here.
"Dad you don't need to drive. You're drunk."
"I got this boy."
"Charlotte, let's just walk."
"To school? He seems fine. It's dad. I've seen him worse."
"...fine...but I'm riding up front."
"Oh...my God."
"...Mom?"
"Shawn...why...why in...