A close friend saw something on his dad’s phone and it turned into a nightmare

A few months ago, my friend confided in me about a deeply unsettling experience. He had checked his father’s phone and discovered explicit FaceTime screenshots between his father and his father’s cousin. The revelation was shocking, leaving him sleepless and distressed.

At the time, his family had recently attended a gathering where this cousin was present. Prior to that, his father had taken a solo trip to visit her. Initially, these events didn’t raise any suspicions but now he can connect the dots.

Fast forward to about a week ago, my friend’s father mentioned he was heading out of town for a night to help a friend and would return the following day. Initially, everything appeared routine. However, the next evening, the same cousin contacted my friend’s mother, informing her that she was arriving in town within an hour. Coincidentally, the father was also expected back around that time. This sequence of events raised immediate concerns for my friend. The anxiety hit him hard. He realized what was happening, but there was nothing he could do — no control, no voice.

The cousin arrived that night, and his dad came back the next morning. She stayed for a few days. My friend had to sit in the house pretend everything was normal. What truly broke him was watching his mom taking care of the cousin. Cooking lunch and dinner. Chitchatting and giving her hospitality. While his dad would sit extremely close to the cousin almost as if it was flirting. What really broke him was seeing his mom who gave soo much of herself to someone who crossed the line.

My friend said it was unbearable and mentally suffocating. He locked himself in his room day and night just to avoid it. He had nowhere to escape. I’m in a different country — if I was closer, I’d have taken him out of that house in a heartbeat. Watching it all unfold while staying silent was pure mental torture.