ALEX
I am Alex
I'm 12 years old and I'm very Happy!
I have a big family who I love and live with! :)
There's my Mom who's super nice, she's alway complementing me saying I'm such a good boy and I'm so helpful and I'm really good at taking care of my siblings. Though occasionally she'll say I'm a mistake and that I ruined her life….but she doesn't mean it honestly, she only speaks like that when she drinks…or had a bad day at work and she apologizes eventually, she also only hits me every other day!
Then there's my Grandpa!
He's super smart and brave he even fought in a war!
I always play games with him in exchange for candy and he always says I'm super mature for my age.
Next is my Grandma!
I'm super close with her! :)
The two of us always work together to clean the house, do the laundry, prepare meals, and fix clothes.
Though she's always yelling at Mom which makes me kind of sad. :(
Finally my Siblings!
I have a little brother and little sister I'm always taking care of.
Every morning I get up early to pick out clothes for them to wear to school.
Then I help them shower and get ready.
Help make them breakfast with Grandma.
And then walk them to school, I wish I could go to school like them…but then who'd look after the house with Grandma?
After their done with school I pick them up and walk them home.
Then I have to try and help them with their homework…but it's getting kind of hard recently. :(
Anyways!
Right now I'm putting away my siblings laundry aaaaand finally done! :)
As I stand victoriously with my hands on my hips I notice my siblings looking out the window
"What are you guys looking at?" I ask curiously
"Mama's on the bridge again." My little brother replied
"Whaa why didn't you tell me earlier!" I scolded
"Because then I'd have to put away the rest of my clothes" he replied
" I would have finished it later!" I say as I run out the house.
Mom sits on the bridge every now and then, looking over the edge.
Grandma says whenever I see her like that I have to go stop her before she hurts herself as that would make things annoying.
Though shouldn't mom hurting herself be sad?
After a few moments I make it to mom and spot the empty bottles next to her
"Mom, Are you okay?"
I gently touch her shoulder. She turns, startled, and gazes at me with a vacant look. Her eyes are bloodshot and her face is streaked with tears.
"What are you doing here, Alex?" She asks, slurring slightly. Her words are thick with alcohol.
"I…Grandma says if I ever see you on the bridge I should help you back inside"
"I see….if that's the case can you do me a favor and fuck off"
I pause, just for a secend upon hearing such familiar harsh words.
"Mom, please, let's go back inside. You shouldn't be out here alone." I gently tug at her arm, attempting to help her up.
She jerks her arm away roughly, nearly losing her balance on the edge of the bridge. My heart races as I watch her wobble precariously. I reach out to steady her.
"Mom, you're scaring me. Please, just come home with me I don't want you to get hurt." My voice trembles, tears pricking at the corners of my eyes.
Suddenly my mother slaps me hard across the face, the impact echoing across the quiet street. My cheek stings fiercely, and I stumble backwards, nearly falling.
"Don't you dare tell me what to do, you ungrateful little shit. If it wasn't for you, I'd be living the life I deserve instead of being trapped here!" She yells as she stands on the edge
She takes a step forward, teetering dangerously close to the edge.
I rush forward and grab her arm tightly, pulling with all my might to drag her back from the precipice. My heart pounds in my ears as I fear the worst, but I refuse to let go.
"Let go you little shit!" she shouts, struggling against my grip.
After a brief tug of war I manage to pull her back, she falls on the sidewalk and me onto the road
I sit up and look at my mother who is on all fours
My mother glares at me and snarls "Now you've done it you little bastard"
I was about to respond when suddenly a bright light appeared, I turned to my left and saw two shining beams heading straight towards me, I turned back to my mother and met her suddenly shaking eyes
My mother reached towards me and screamed "Alex move yo-!"
But before she could finish my word went dark
"I hope mom will be okay" was my last thought before I let the darkness envelop me.