Her Addiction

Chapter Seven

(Sometime in the past)
Rosaline Ann Baker has had a rough life, she grew up in an abusive home, her father loved to use her mama as a punching bag. At school some mean children got the better of her. She would always retire in her fantasy world where all was alright and she was a princess, and then she would smile and things would be better again.

Her father never hurt her physically, but one night when she was ten, he entered her room and warned her not to make a sound or he would beat mama again, that was when the sexual abuse started.

At fifteen, her mother was killed by her father and her father was jailed, she finally had a sweet taste of freedom, but that freedom didn't live for long, she was put in foster care where things seemed harder, cos this time her foster mother hit her every chance she got, the other kids weren't helpful either, she only made one friend there 'Ricky'.
Ricky has had his fair share of hard life as well, and he was always quiet, but as soon as Rosaline entered his life, every thing changed. He fell hard and fast for her but his timid nature didn't allow him to say anything. Rosaline on the other hand knew and took a step forward, it was the first time she let someone into her life. They dated secretly and it was the best years of Ricky's life
A day to Rosaline's 18th birthday she found out she was pregnant. She never knew that a simple test taken at home in the bathroom would change her life forever. Her foster mother found the test kit in the waste bin, it wasn't difficult to figure out who the culprit was, all the teenage kids were boys with the exception of Rosaline.
She was beaten and dragged around until she finally mentioned Ricky's name.
She smiled amidst her tears when Ricky entered the room, but her face fell the moment he said
'I...I...I don't know about it ma'am. Rosaline is like a sister to me'

Rosaline didn't say a word after that. She took the beatings and was badly bruised. In the early hours of the next morning, she snuck out of the house. She lived in the streets, and after a while found a lovely couple who were willing to take the baby, they cared for her and she lived with them. At birth she took one look at the baby and said
'I'm keeping him'
'But, how would you care for him' the distraught woman asked 'you have no plans for him, you didn't even pick a name for him'
'Felix', she answered 'his name is Felix

               (Present day)

Rosaline entered the room, though she couldn't see well, she could tell that there was something wrong with her son, she walked up to him and put a hand on his shoulders
'What is wrong' she asked
Felix knew better than to try to lie to his mother
'Am just having a rough time with a case mama' he answered then grabbing her hand he helped her settle in a chair
'Am sorry that I have been absent minded since my visit'
'Oh! Ricky Darling what do you mean, you just got home from school' she replied
Felix smiled, there it is again, one minute she was lucid and the next she is back in the past.
Rosaline was diagnosed of Alzheimer's about 4 years ago. At first, Felix swore he wouldnt let her out of his sight, she was his world, but after a year of trying he had to acknowledge that she would be better off in a special care home, but he never failed to visit daily. he remembered how much he suffered growing up without a father, but no matter how hard it was, his mother was always there for him and sometimes took extra shifts to make sure he had all he needed.
Felix was a bright kid, he excelled at school and always got scholarships, his mama never married. Sometimes he would catch her staring into space, he didn't know anything about his father other than his name Ricky'. the only other thing she ever said was
'He is a wonderful man'
At first he believed it, but as he grew older and began to see how heart broken his mother was, he then understood that the statement was only meant to comfort him, it made him love her more and want to protect her.
In his final year in high school their house was robbed, he had gone on a party when the robbers came, they had hurt his mother before leaving. Felix never forgave himself for not being there, he made up his mind to always be there for her, with time, his overprotective nature extended to his neighbors.
And so Felix didn't think twice afterwards when he was asked what her wanted to be
A Cop.