The only Bakem child was born on a cold January night. First he did the moment he came into this world was remain silent. So his mom did. Both of them remained silent until dad Bakem broke the silence to say: 'Isn't he beautiful?', and both of them started crying.
Soon after Leonard started isolating himself. Her mom approved, but her dad was always insisting that he'd to go look for someone that understood him. He couldn't be alone all the time. Leonard never understood his father's point of view. But he did try. And he found Jonathan.
Johnny 'the asshole' as he was named became Leonard's official bully. Leo was as strong as three grown up men, but he did not want to become as violent as him. At that time, both of them were twelve. John waited for him as school lessons were over, just to kick his ass. And he would also like sticking his chewing gum in his hair. Leo would come home, have lunch as if nothing had happened, and her mom would discover what had happened. She shouted: 'We're gonna get that boy!', and Leo used to say, camly: 'We're not'.
Days went by. Johnny was sixteen when he stopped being Leo's official bully. His corpse was found on the rail of the town's train station. Everyone thought that Leonard would have left any kind of message behind, but he did not. Her mother didn't cry during his funeral. But his father said: 'Wasn't he beautiful?', and he slapped him and started to crying all over again.
Six months later, it was Monday, 6 a.m., no-longer Bakem dad woke up to a sudden call. It was Jerry, Johnny's dad. It was urgent. Mark got quickly dressed up and went to Jerry's house, where he found Johnny all covered in tears. All he said was: 'I'm no homo, but I think he was. That's what he told me. I threw him on the rails. I'm sorry'.
Thirty days later, Mark was hung in the Town Square. Jerry entered the estatal psychiatric hospital. No-longer Bakem mom attended Johnny's funeral along with Jerry's wife. She remained silent the whole time.
