He'd Be Proud

You close the door and return to the bottle of wine on the coffee table in the living room. It’s half gone. Your second bottle. Not including everything you had earlier that evening. She didn’t pay any attention because this is a stag do and it’s normal to get drunk on a stag do even if you don’t have any friends to get drunk with. You sit down and attempt to pour yourself another glass. Your hand slips. A crimson stain blooms on the carpet. It’s the alcohol making your hands shake. Nothing more. It doesn’t matter that they’ve been shaking for the past week. It doesn’t mean anything.

Vic tells Robert how proud of him their dad would be. Robert has trouble dealing with it.