CHAPTER 1, PART 1: Sad Past

 I laid on my bed staring at the ceiling fan, as I heard a vase smashed on the floor.

     Mom and dad were arguing, over something that even I can't understand. Mom was a nurse who worked at a little downtown hospital, while dad was a man who lived off from mom. To conclude, he was a very lazy and reluctant man.

      Throughout my childhood, he would always hit both I and my mom whenever he was drunk or when he feels frustrated. Anytime he sees his peers, he goes around spreading fake achievement. Sometimes he claims that he is the sole proprietor of a school on New York.

     There were times I actually felt sad for him, a man who was always broke and frequently hits his wife. I always wondered if I entered the wrong tube while birth.

     Mom ran upstairs to my room and told me to pack my things. Immediately, without hesitating I did what she wanted. She grabbed my hand as we hurriedly got down the stairs.

      I saw dad staring at us with anger in his eyes as he walked towards us. I was getting scared, and thought he might wanna stop us. But, the only thing he said was "you can take her along with you, buh genes don't lie"

         We got into the car and headed to my grandparents house."Mom" I called. "are you okay?" she stared at me and nodded with a faint smile. "I'm fine. Everything will be alright soon." she said as she held my hand and smiled.

we got there safe and sound, as they welcomed us with tears and hugs. Mom and her parents settled down in the couch to discuss things while I went to the farm to chat with my cousins.

I ran to the field, where Emma and Willie sat. They were counting the pigs in the pigsty.

"Hey, Sam." Emma came up to me with a smile on her face."I heard that you were coming over, never thought it woulda been today." She speaks in a texan accent which annoys me sometimes buh It grew on me.

"Well, something happened or should I say things have been happening." I sat down on the grass as willie ran to meet us.

"What happened?" Emma asked as she told Willie to get a Bowl of pretzels from the kitchen. "Nothing really, just domestic abuse, that's all." I said.

"What! Who? When? Your dad abused you?" she shrieked. "Not really me buh yh and also my mom"

"I always knew he was kinda shady. I'm so sorry." she hugged me and patted my back.

"It's okay actually." I said. Emma ended up consoling me for a while and i ended up crying.

At night, I laid down on the grass and stared at the star-filled sky. It was so pretty, that I almost thought I saw a shooting star. I'm sad, but also glad I am far away from that man, that used to be my dad.

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