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Custody

"Mommy?"

My head snapped towards the direction of the living room when I heard Marco's voice. I dropped the kitchen knife on the countertop and got out of the kitchen as I wipe my hands. Marco stood by the stairway, his backpack on his hands.

"Yes, baby?" I approached him and give him a kiss on the cheek. I couldn't help but notice the cast of dark shadown on his face. His eyes are hollow, his lips turned into a slight frown. Under the florescent light, he looks a lot like his father that no DNA test is needed to prove it.

"Daddy said that he'd drive me to school..." he muttered through a pout. "But he didn't come home last night."

It was as though my heart eloped from my chest. I opened my mouth to speak, but I couldn't find any words. Instead, I reached for his shoulders and pulled him in to an embrace.

My fear is slowly becoming reality. All these time, what I really intend to do is to protect Marco from harm and give him the best life I was deprived of while growing up. I promise
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