Dimension Breaker

Am I really Living??

I'm a 10 year old boy with a happy, and rich family I never felt being alone. I don't even know what sadness is, and sometimes I even thought "is this really what it means being alive??"

[Richard??]

A beautiful woman came to my sight.

[Mom, what is it??]

My mom calmly said.

[The dinner is ready.]

[........Ah! It's that late already??]

I exclaimed.

I thought it was really early, maybe I fell asleep unconscious.

[Richard... Let's hurry because dad is waiting.]

[Dad's home???]

Dad is home very seldom as far as I can remember I've only seen him two times so this is the third time, and I'm very excited he might give me a present because it's my birthday after all.

[That's right, so you better hurry up.]

After changing I came running excitedly, and hug Dad tightly.

He gives me a kind smile.

After that in a separate table I saw a mountain of gift bags, and I thought it was a normal thing.

I have 1 older brother and 1 older sister they are both kind to me, but unlike me both of them work with the same company with Dad. My siblings don't go with Dad so maybe their work is at home because they don't really go with Dad that much..... Maybe they only come out when they have to report their works to the company.

These foods are pretty normal for me, but sometimes if there are new maids they looked like they've seen a gold bar on the plate...

Days have passed after my birthday and I asked mom.

[Mom am I really living??]

My Mom made a surprised expression, but immediately turned to a confused expression.

[What do you mean Richard??]

[My teacher is reading my books, but there are these things I don't understand what is this sadness?? The characters in the story are always experiencing hardships, but me, I never experienced one.]

My Mom made another surprised expression.

[.....Richard aren't you glad that you don't experience those hardships??]

[.....I'm glad.... b-but]

[Then this conversation is done!]

My Mom exclaimed.

I got really surprised and scared at the same time its because that is the first time I've seen my Mom mad, after that I have a doubt about my life, and prepared myself that something will happen its because I cannot say that I'm living until I experience a hardship plus the feeling of sadness.