Andrew's Childhood II

Little Andrew was pulled into the house and his father was already closing the door hard enough. David Gray had now cornered Andrew against the wall of the house and then given his son a hard slap. Andrew was crying in pain and his mother wasn't there.

"I told you not to go near them. You should be aware of your position. What if dad gets fired for what you did? Do you want to stop going to school? Do you want us to live on the streets again?" asked David Gray in a very loud voice. Andrew shook his head in response. The boy just stopped crying.  Because it's useless, no one will care about her crying right now. And no one will help him when he is in torment like now.

"Starting tomorrow, don't go near there anymore. After school, you have to stay at home and don't have to come to help," said David Gray again.

"But dad..."

Andrew stifled his sentence. The boy intended to reject his father's words and wishes but Andrew simply could not choose. Compared