To Think I Knew You

Chapter One

The wine settled like molten gold in his stomach; rich, heavy, and unshackling him of his many burdens.

Mr. Normandy's first mistake was not taking notice of the missing license plate on the back of the vehicle he was about to enter, which he would have otherwise detected if he were not so drunk. His second mistake was placing his trust in a stranger, a cruel blunder often made by rebellious teenagers and absentminded children. It would later be these two faults that would lead to Maverick Normandy's brutal, untimely demise.

As he stepped into the car, he was greeted by a soft face. "Hey there!" the stranger happily said, "I noticed that you might have been too drunk to drive, you were walking a bit funny. So, I figured you could do with a ride home. What's your name?" he continued. Maverick was silent for a moment. "Uh. Maverick, Maverick Normandy." The stranger smiled gently. "Well, it's nice to make your acquaintance, Mr. Normandy. I am Samuel, Samuel Montgomery, but you can call me Sam. Where ya headed?" Samuel spoke respectfully and softly to make his new friend feel comfortable. Maverick gave him an address, but when they were almost there, requested to be left at the street corner. Sam obliged, and as he was exiting, asked him if he would like to spend the week with some of his friends. Maverick thought about the sudden offer for a second, then hesitantly agreed, and with one last goodbye, stumbled his way home. He was not much of a drinker but had been drinking heavily ever since the passing of his mother. His only role model in life now dead, he turned to alcohol as a solution for his depressive emotions. Now, he is forced to live with his deadbeat father. Hiding the alcohol in his room did not present much of a difficulty, however, hiding the effects it had on him did. His father would bruise his skin every time he smelt alcohol on him. He quietly crept through the front door and up the stairs. He changed and threw himself into bed, drifting off to the comforting thought of making new friends and escaping the hell he calls home.