Escape

Part 2

  The clock chimed one, and there she was my mother on the floor, with a kitchen knife in her side. Her blood draining slowly from her side, her skin ever so pale, and her eyes white as snow. I wanted to scream nothing came out My tears just rolled down my cheek. And ever so softly, i said, "No no no no no not my momma, What have you done?"

My father was leaning over her, he got up and looked at me with eyes filled with pain and agony. "I'm so sorry Rachel,  it was an accident. I didn't mean for this to happen"

When he said that my anger boiled up on the inside of me, I couldn't control my anger.

"How was it an accident, you were drinking weren't you. Don't you think our family has  enough issues now. You are just like a helpless bug that tries to destroy everything in its path. Look at your life, look at your children's lives, they have no education, no life, they all look at the stars and wonder what life be like if we had happiness, or how would it feel to live the good life. This woman, yes that woman you've murdered out of drunkenness, the woman you call your rock, your queen to your castle, the love of your life, the mother of your children. You, Martin, you killed her. She has sacrificed so much for you, you and your idiotic decisions, your messed up lifestyle, has ruined so much more. We all do so much for you, so much and what do we get in return. What do we get" I said screaming as I choked back the tears. 

I got up with the last bit of strength I had, and turned away from him and my dead mother. He pleaded, Rachel I'm so sorry, Rachel please. I couldn't deal with it, my life was crashing before me, and once again i could not escape. My eyes burned with tears, when I turned around I saw my father ease the knife out of my mother and place it to his stomach. And he said calmly,

"Rachel listen, everybody has a blank page, a  story their writing, today walls their climbing and you could carry the weight of the world on your shoulders, or you can start over. I love you and your brothers so much and your mother most dearly. Don't let your heart be troubled, don't be afraid. But I brought this all on myself. Messed up big time, I wish i could turn back time, but i can't. I'm sorry for all i have done, but I truly do love you all, despite my issues." 

As he said those words my brothers walked in, Chad, Cory, and Tre they saw mother and went speechless like they have been shot in the heart. My father saw them and stabbed himself in the stomach, and I screamed, " Daddy noo..". My brothers dropped and sobbed their hearts out, this was too much to take in. I stood their dumbstruck, this couldn't be happening right now. I ran upstairs to my room and grabbed my phone and earplugs and ran out the house. As I ran pass the clock, it struck two loudly.Then it hit me, every second has its purpose which was to count down the time remaining on one's life. Watch it tick, watch it tock, watch the clock, because your time is running out........