This is the year Horatio starts grade 5. 2010. This is the year everything turned to crap. Everything was okay for Horatio. He managed to get used to the constant beatings from Greg. The repetitive insults and fights at school. He shouldn't of had to get used to it but he did. Aaron was just learning how to walk and was following Horatio around the house. It was all great until Greg came home one day extremely pissed. He forcefully opened the front door. Slammed it shut and stormed into Horatio's room yelling and carrying on. "You!! It's all your fucking fault! You can't just fuck up your own pathetic life! But u have to go and get me fucking fired!" Horatio panicked. He had Greg in his face and poking him in the chest with extreme force. "Why the fuck aren't you answering me cunt!" He picks Horatio up with both hands on the side of his head.
Marg came home to find Horatio unconscious on his bedroom floor and his blood on the wall. On closer inspection she noticed the blood coming out of his ears, nose and mouth. She had suspected a few broken ribs. She made sure he was breathing before going to confront Greg. She found Greg passed out on the couch with a bottle of Jack Daniels in his hands. She ignored him and put Aaron in his room and shut the door.
Horatio woke up the day after wondering how the hell he got in the Monash hospital then it hit him. He remembered Greg squeezing his head until he lashed out and got his throat. Greg turning around and head butting his nose, followed by a few punches to the ribs. He tried to sit up to see if Greg was there but screamed out in agony. Marg awoke at the scream and calmed Horatio down. His first words through gritted teeth were, "is Aaron ok?" Typical Horatio thinking of his little brother. "Yes. He is staying with Aunty Rosa while I've been here with you since yesterday."
After a few weeks Horatio was discharged from the hospital with instructions to keep the ribs safe. As soon as he got home he saw Greg about to hit Marg. So he jumped in the middle and got his ribs hit. He spins around and grabs ahold of his mother. "Are you ok?" Marg nods and Horatio slumps to the ground.
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The Unadulterated Life
Non-FictionThis is a story about how a boy became the man he is today. It may seem like a story of innocence and it may sound childish. But be warned. This isn't a story for the faint hearted.
