Never Give Up (FC Barcelona Fanfiction)

Chapter six: Believe

(Michael's POV)

"Mama?" I asked. "Mama?"

I walked in my new house still looking for my mother. I had this feeling that my father had found us. Yes we had to run away from my father but, he always finds us and blames it on me. "Mama?" I asked one more time when I found my mother sleeping on her bed. But then when I walked out her room my father was there in the middle of the hallway.

"What are you doing here?" I asked with fear.

"You seriously think you can run away from me?" Papa asked. I could smell the alcohol from five feet away.

"Papa, just leave us alone" I said as papa got closer and I walked slowly backwards.

"You and your mother are stupid!" Papa yelled as he punched my stomach hard. I moaned with pain in my stomach as I fell on my knees gasping for air.

"Papa, just leave us alone! We won't press charges!" I yelled loud enough for mama to wake up. Papa punched me again but this time giving me a black eye. Mama was yelling and begging for my father to stop as he kept beating me up.

"You shut up! I'm your husband and you respect me!" Papa yelled this time kicking my left ribs.

"Your son needs to live and he is playing for Barcelona!" Mama yelled making papa stop kicking me.
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No one's POV...
(Next day)

Michael's mother had drove him off to his practice and then left off to work. Michael then headed to the lockers and then changed into his Barca kit. After that, Michael then started to break down with tears and still remembering what his father had done to him.

"Michael? What are you doing here so early?" Leo asked as Mascherano walked behind him.

"Nothing" Michael said as he quickly wiped off the tears from his face.

"Are you sure?" Mascherano asked as he frowned his eye brows.

"Yeah. It's just family problems" Michael said.

"You wanna tell us?" Leo asked. Michael just shook his head.

"You can tell us anything bro" Mascherano said as both Leo and him sat next Michael.

"Fine but you guys can't tell anyone. My dad's crazy and always drunk. My dad was home yesterday and he blamed me for running away with my mom. So he beats me almost everyday. He always teases me and taunts me saying that I'm worth nothing and that I'm never a good soccer player. So I'm just thinking that I should quit" Michael explained as he showed Leo and Mascherano his bruises on his face and ribs.

"Michael, what ever your dad says, it's not true. You are awesome at playing soccer" Mascherano said.

"Yeah man. Just believe in your self and then you can prove your father wrong" Leo said.