**Title: The Cost of Neglect**
Jonah was a quiet, lonely boy. At fifteen, he had long stopped hoping for love from his parents. They were always too busy, too distracted by their jobs and lives to pay any attention to him. His father worked long hours, and his mother, who had once longed for a child, now seemed to regret the timing of his birth. Jonah was born during a recession, a time when everything seemed to be falling apart, including his family.
His mother would often remind him of this. "You came at a bad time," she’d say, whenever she felt the weight of the struggles they faced. It was something Jonah had heard so often that he began to believe it was true—that he was a burden.
His mother, after staying at home for only three months post-delivery, hired a nanny to look after Jonah and returned to work. Jonah grew up in a house that felt more like a stranger's home than a family. He learned to solve his own problems, to bandage his own wounds, both physical and emotional. Deep down, he still believed his parents loved him, but their work and their worries took priority.
One day, though, that belief shattered.
Jonah had been riding his bicycle to school, a routine he followed every day. But this time, he lost control and crashed hard onto the road. Bloodied and in pain, he lay there for what felt like hours
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