Caged

Chapter 1 -- The Deal --

'Caged' 

By: Cheeky_Leen 

POV: Third

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"Yaaay" the four year old boy giggled as the older woman pushed him on the swings.

The boy's mother watch closely as the woman only few years younger than herself pushed her son on the swings. She turned to look at the man sitting not too far from her. "Is there another way around this, please just give me more time I'll give you your money I promise" the boy's mother begged the suited man as he sat on bench, a cigarette clamped in his mouth.

The man watched the younger boy as he giggle happily. That almost brought a smile to the man's face "I wish there was but that's what the boss said, either you pay up by the next two weeks or well you know the rest don't you, you already know what would happen to your first child as soon as s/he turns 18" the man pulled out the cigarette from his mouth blow out a puff of smoke.

"Please at least a month I will ensure that I to pay you off, I don't want to have my child growing up to be forced into a commitment he doesn't want to be involved in" the woman was desperate she didn't want her one and only child to suffer for her problems.

"Not my fault, you had up to a year and a half to pay the money out but the slower you do it, the more it costs, time is money my dear. So if you can pay up by the end of the two weeks you and your son are free but if not" the man shrugged his shoulders "you know the deal"

The man stood up and dusted himself before calling out to the younger woman pushing the boy "Veronica let's go" he started walking without a second glance.

"Bye young one, maybe we'll meet once again in the future" the woman named Veronica whispered into the younger boy's left ear before waving a goodbye to him and following the older man to where the car they brought over was sat.

The boy's mother's shoulder sagged as she thought of ways in which she could find the money, or get her baby boy out of this. It’s all just too much. She sat there looking into the sky "Oh John I wish you was here, the amount of issues I have to go through just to pay off the debt you left behind. I wished you was here, why did you have to die. Why" she began crying, the palm of her hands covered her face as she rested her elbows on her thighs as she sobbed. The burden was all too much for her to carry and having to have just recently lose her husband in a car crash is just another burden added to her list of problems.

"Mommy, Mommy wvat wong?" the younger boy stumbled to get near his mother, after noticing the tears running down her face. "Mommy" the boy called out tugging on her clothing.

"Yes baby" she turned to look at her son, wiping her tears away before picking him off the ground and sitting him steadily on her lap "What's wrong baby boy?"

"You cwying" the boy touched her cheek, were the tear stains remained. "Wvat wong?" He asked once again.

"Nothing am fine just not feeling too well, okay" the boy nodded as his mother kissed his forehead.

He wrapped his little arms around her neck hugging her tightly "okay mommy, hope you feel better, wove you muma" he then kissed her cheek which cause her to laugh, he jumped of her lap and ran towards the swings, calling out to his mother to help him.

The woman walked over to her son helping him unto the swing, then proceeding to pushing him, he giggled swinging his legs everywhere.

'My baby boy, I love you so much and I'm sorry for what I've cause you. I hope you forgive me for I will cherish the moments we have together till the day we have to break apart'