Three Weeks, a Lie

My brothers Al, Bob, and I witnessed our mom carried and dragged past us by men in white as we huddled against our living room wall. Dad arranged for Mom to be confined to a mental facility. He didn't bother considering to soften our confusion by explaining Mom was sick or where she was being taken. Shortly afterward, Dad had us transferred to a "special school" for three weeks. Actually, we were transferred to an orphanage. Again, he didn't bother preparing us for what was ahead of us; the leas