This Greaser Is Gold

Leaving

When I got home that night, I laid my keys down on the table and my jacket on a hook.

I started to make myself a sandwich since it was only around 3 pm.

All I was waiting on was the toaster to go off it was silent in the kitchen.

That's when I heard a little noise coming from upstairs.

Frankly, I thought it was just my mom moving around in her bed.

So, I continued on making my sandwich, until I heard a quieter sob.

I quietly walked up the bedroom stairs and opened her room.

I couldn't see her in bed, it was completely made.

That's when I saw him.

Yep, my dad.

He was on the other side of the bed.

When I rushed over to where I saw him, he was on top of mom choking her.

Against every fiber in my body, I kicked him so hard in the face with my boot.

I honestly think my foot will never heal after doing so much damage to it.

It felt worse then usual and I hit the ground with it swelling in pain.

My dad passed out to both the boot and all the alcohol he had drank.

My moms neck was throbbing.

She came over to me grabbing my hand and said, "Baby, are you ok."

I began to cry from all the pain grabbing my foot.

She picked me up putting me in her backseat and rushing me to the hospital.

I reached out touching her neck and she winced at the pain.

I said, "Sorry, does it hurt?"

When she looked in the mirror, she was crying.

I've never seen my mother cry before and let me tell you it made me sad.

She continued the drive and carried me in where they put me on a stretcher.

The Next Week...

I haven't been able to leave the hospital in a week.

It's not fair because I absolutely hate the hospital.

It was hard knowing my dad was on the loose and that my mom was in pain.

But I just tried to stay strong.

In these kinds of cases I try to think of the positive but let's just be honest there is nothing positive happening in my life.

My mom walked in the room and said, "They've decided to take the boot off."

I sighed in relief and asked, "Really?"

She said, "After they let it heal for a week, they've decided to remove it."

And remove it they did which made me so happy.

Taking my first couple of steps without the boot makes me have a lighter approach.

It still made me think of what I said to Soda.

I mean I feel like I need to take my life.

But...my mom needs me I'm the only one right now that she needs.