Hope

Chapter 1

I felt warmth in my body, its weird because it's been a long time since i ever felt this way, it's always cold in the house.

I opened my eyes, and took a glance to see my little brother,bobby, he looked like an angel while sleeping... so innocent... he didn't deserve this life. none of us did.

I covered my brother with my shirt the only one I own beside the one that l'm wearing, and kissed his forehead.

My mom was in the corner of the living room that was also a toilet and a kitchen at the same . YES. we were poor very poor actually , the people in our town were also poor. Everyone here knew each other very well, since the town was really tiny there wasn't much you can do here in this town there was one school ,to be honest it wasn't even a real one Mr tom the only one who knows how to write and read teaches the children,he's a really nice man..I looked over ...

Mom looked sad...she struggled ever since my dad passed away and know her husband bobby's father is taking care of her ,I mean she's taking care of him , since he's disabled after an accident that caused him to lose both his legs , but his a nice man his hand are always knitting or cooking ,I can see the sense of guilt in his eyes seeing mum going through really hard times.

She was our hope. she protected us from every cruel thing in this world. things that we didn't think about or even knew.

I sat next to her and hugged her.

-"good morning treasure" she said whispering in my ear as she patted my back.

I hugged her tightly and smelled her, the smell filled my lungs, the smell that gave me hope and safety.

-"good morning mama , did you sleep well?"

-"Yes, treasure you ? Is bobby still asleep?"

-"Yes mama he sleeps like a baby... so peaceful... but... i felt something strange today ".

She smiled one of her most brightest smiles .

-" Mr.nek gave me a day off yesterday so I had time to pick up some woods..."

I know why he gave her a day off. He forced her to work all day long , her work was not good for her health, he make her  collect iron so he can sell it to an english man who send it to iron companies for a cheap price.

The heartless man give her small amount of money she can hardly feed me and lion my little brother. what a shame... i wish sometimes i could help her... you know... change all of this... to offer them a better life... to feed them... make them feel warm all the time... a better house... buy lion a lot of toys... he always loved animals... maybe buy him a little cars to...I told myself looking to the window that barely look like one, more like a hole.The sky is very wide and mysterious... I wonder what is it like in the other side of the world... we never knew... from the stories i've been heard from my papa before he past away. It was different from here.. beautiful but cruel...charming and harming at the same time...

-"mama why do you do this?you are suffering... i have to help... I'm 17 years old and soon I'll be18 ... i'm grown up!"

She looked at me in the eyes. her big round black eyes... I know this look .she always do it when i am going to school...not a school it more like a room where only lucky children got this chance, my chance was because of Mr.nek maybe this is why my mom was so happy and didn't hate him, she felt like she couldn't pay him back.

-"treasure you don't have to think about that, get your education, I believe in you, with all my heart, I'm really proud of you..." a tear escaped her eye...."one day you will save us... all of us... because you are my treasure" she smiled.

I hugged her.

She really believes in me.

I kissed her in the head, then felt her forehead.It was burning !! Her forehead was so hot !! I hugged her she was shaking........

She was very sick.