FIFTY

"What happened afterwards."She asked softly.

"Mom told me to run-...."

"I'm talking about when you came back and found your father-...."

"He's not my father."He said harshly interrupting her."I never considered or accepted him as my father."

"I'm sorry."She said stroking his jaw.

"Don't be."He assured her."I'm sorry for raising my voice on you."She kissed his jaw showing him it's okay."When I saw mother lying on the floor,gasping and moaning in pain,I froze in shock.I've never seen that much blood before I thought she was gonna die.And I'd be all alone with him.I couldn't accept it. Didn't want to accept it.So I lunged forward at him but he easily grabbed me after all I was only twelve.I kicked and screamed at him but he only laughed at me and said I'm a mere boy and there's nothing I can do.He strike me so hard across the face I fell down to the floor nose and mouth bleeding.Mom called out to me.I watched as he walked over to her and kicked her as if she's worthless.He called her a w