in the living room, empty bottles of drinks lay on the floor and my mother sat dow

ow open to let in the cold air. It was daylight but since the curt

over here."She taps the chair next to her, she looks so pale and I was not su

my mother had lost a lot of weight and it makes my heart bleed

both happy together, just you and me?"She looked at my face and I could still remember the time we

eyes and her eyes were s

already knew what my words would be. "I know he is your father, but

ld feel my mother's heartbeat fast and her body trembled. "Your dad wants to go

till and she pulls me to an arm's length and

s if I had also betrayed her by saying that and tears fille

om

feelings? How can you say that Robin?"Tears rolled down her cheek a

r drinks and get wasted all the time."These were not the words I wanted to tell her,

earched mine with tears in them. "Not you too, you also think

mom,"I s

nking habits."She begged me but I shook my head. I had pleaded with her o

you, you will lo

ou talking

er wanted to cry, crying was for weak peo

e must have thought I was naive to all that had been happeni

ay from you once I turn seven and that if you refuse, h

ollably from her eyes and she

he pain she felt. "Don't you want us to meet again?"I held her hands. "I want

me go with dad and when I get my right, the rights to make my decisions, I wil

all in her embrace. "My child, I am so sorry to hav

d left, she had never hit me before, no matter what, just wanted her to stop all the f

rinking and start a new and better life."I let her warmth e

this."I forced a smile and raised my hands as I wiped off her tears. I wish this

fa. "Since I would be leaving soon, let me go look around one more ti

s in school either, I was more like a kid without feelings and I love k

ent, not because I wasn't allowed to, but because I didn't want to. Seeing joyful kid

couldn't live like these other kids, with their smiles and carefree nature, ever since

oment and stay with my mother forever without going wi

wn decisions then I won't have to follow the rules or any or

down to see who I had bumped into and

squatted down a

ats to help gather the notepad that belongs to her, I r

d my subconscious say before I shook the thought

d close with a smile on her lips, this was diff

r hair was painted into two simple locks and her eyelashes fluttered

smile. She was the epitome of beauty. I have heard t

lour and her shape was curvy even if she was just a little k

y. "At least I saw a pretty d

I was sure she didn't understand my bullshit

hairpin."I wanted to drag the conversation since this

or me."She touched h

om her soft blonde hair gently and looked down at it and I notic

it."She beams and I wait for more

ur name?"The way the letters were transcribed in the hairp

e when my phone rang and I took it out from

swered the phone and plac

ys made my mother cry and the smiles that had jus

ad

to pick you u

s only yesterday I had heard him speak to my mother,

u should

t do that, no

ld."He told me coldly.

my phone in anger and held back my urge to smash i

looked up, I had almost forgotten there was

ands before walking away. I was no longer in the mood for chitcha

My father stood close watching us as our plane would be leaving in fi

and a face without a smile. I still can not figure out

p to your promises and stop drinking, lead a good life."This should be what a parent wo

will miss you so much, I really will..."She broke down in

ow can I go?"I looked at her f

ooked up at me and heard foots

eyes were dark without expression, I couldn't

looked at my mother with tender

ny, you better take good care of him, don't ever let him get hurt and do not h

the regular argument, but I hope they stop since we are at an airport and no

efore turning to go with my

d I will wait for you, I will wait until you come back to me.

didn't want to look back, but what could a child who has lived

m!"I shouted as tears rolled down my chee

se in her embrace and the tears I have

l be a good son and always think of you no matter what.

k. "Have this, think of the mother that loves you whenever

e this necklace on, I would always

udged me and I looked back to see my father watching us. "Go on."She force

he had put around my neck before going wit

my mother to be