A Spark in the Darkness.

Chapter 8. Brad's past.

Foot steps could be heard from outside my door heading down the stairs while I was half asleep. Waking up at 2 a.m in the morning is so annoying I really didn't want to get up this early but I really wanted to know who was up this early, so I slowly opened my door without waking up Jason and made my way downstairs without making much noise. I looked around to see if I saw anyone but then I saw the front door open and as I made my way over to it I heard Jenny crying outside and when I took a peek to see what was going on I saw Jenny with a razor blade in her hand and immediately I remember that sad girlfriend story Jason told me so I pushed the door open and I held Jenny's hands and said.

"Jenny what the hell is going on here".

Tears fell from Jenny's eyes to the ground and then she held me whiel shaking and softly said.

"Have you ever felt like you are just not meant to be here and it would have been better if you just disappeared ?".

I felt nothing but sadness from Jenny's words and I could understand what she was feeling because most times I do feel that way but I would just try to ignore the feeling. Jenny let go of me and looked up at me and I placed my hand on her cheek then said.

"I don't talk about it much but I guess it's okay if I said something now, have you ever noticed that never once have I ever spoke about my parents ?".

Jenny slowly wiped her tears and then she answered.

"Actually I didn't think about it until now that you mention it but what does this have to do with what I asked you earlier?".

I placed a kiss on Jenny's forehead and then I said.

"I mean I understand what you feel because we are very much a like".

Jenny held my hand and looked at me as I spoke and I made sure to close the front door so that we didn't disturb Jason and Wendy upstair.

"I had a an amazing family but after awhile it started to fall apart, my father got bored of my mother so he basically threw her away for another woman and my mother didn't find out until one day she saw my dad kissing this much younger woman as he grabbed her ass and kissed her tears ran down my mother's face and she quickly went home".

I paused for a second to think back to what exactly went down then continued.

"That day when I came home I saw my mom's eyes red and puffy so of course as her son I was worried so I went up to her and I hugged her and I asked her what was wrong then she told me what happened".

As I remembered the past it just felt like it happened yesterday. I could remember every detail of those horrible times.

"My mother hugged me and then she said she was gonna sleep in the guest room tonight so I told her that I was gonna talk to dad when he got home and she gave me small smile and I really could see the sadness in her growing by the second, my parents were married for years so I didn't understand why but when my dad came home this is what happened".

I looked at my father as if I was not seeing the same person I could smile and say yes that is my father and then I said.

"Dad we need to talk".

My father stopped and placed his bag on the table and sat down and said.

"What is it boy I'm feeling tired I worked hard today yuou know".

My father smiled as he said that as if he enjoyed working but I knew that was not what he enjoyed so then I responded.

"I know what you did father".

My dad's face went from smiling to serious instantly as I said that and then he said.

"And what would that be boy?"

"That's an easy one actually, I know that you have been screwing a young lady behind mom's back you bastard".

My father quickly slapped me across my face and then he said.

"Watch your tone with me BOY".

I slowly turnd my face back to looking at the man that I call dad and as I rubbed my cheek I said.

"How could you do this to mom, I thought you loved her, she was always there for you but then this is the thanks she gets for being loyal to you ".

My father was getting angry at this point but he tried to stay calm as I spoke to him but then after I said this he lost it.

"You are a filthy man whore and I wish you would die for crushing my mother's heart you asshole ".

I was just in grade 9 at the time I was super skinny and my dad was muscular so if he should hit me I would be in lots of pain but I didn't care, I was so angry at him for making mommy cry. My father got up and pushed me to the floor and as I tried to fight him off I was too weak to do so and then he began to punch me in the face repeatedly, My mother heard what was going on and she ran down the stairs and quickly as she could but she was too late by then I was unconscious and my face was all bruised up and my lips were swollen. I looked as if I was in a massive accident. Mom threw a glass cup in my father's face and it broke and left a cut on his right cheek and of course my father got furious and said.

"Looks like I have to teach you lesson too you bitch!, I am so sick of seeing you and that pathetic boy I call a son, I never loved you or that brat you both are just waste of space and that boy was an accident".

Hearing all that my mother began to cry and as my father was moving closer to my mother, surprisingly I was conscious again as weak as I may be on the floor from the beating I recieved earlier I held my father's leg and I said.

"Don't you dare put your hand on my mother you asshole".

I didn't have the energy to shout but soon after my father looked at me with hatred in his eyes, then he began to kick me in my stomach and as he did that my mother tried to help but then he punched my mother in her stomach and said.

"Wait your turn bitch!, I was gonna leave you two here alone at the end of the month but since you both found out about my woman I guess I am moving out today".

I fell unconscious again but this time for sure I was out cold and when I woke up later that day after being out cold for hours I saw my mother on the floor all bruised up and her clothes were all torn up and she looked as if she was broken, lifeless and couldn't move on anymore. I got up and as I walked over to my mother I began shaking her as I began to cry and when she opened her eyes and looked at me she said these words to me.

"I hate you, if only I had never met your father I would not have been in this situation".

Hearing those words from my own mother broke my heart, I couldn't believe she would say something like that, I loved my mother so much and then she goes and say those words to me. I got up that day and then my uncle and aunt took me in as their own because my mother wasn't the same after that.

Jenny hugged me tightly and said.

"I'm so sorry I had no Idea you went through something that awful baby, but when why don't see if you can somehow make up with your mom after all these years".

I looked at Jenny and my it was as if I had no life in my eyes when I said these words.

"My mom's said, she ended up dying from a overdose, she resorted to drugs after all that happened and my dad is now in jail for what he did, my uncle made sure of it because what he did was unforgivable".

Jenny began crying and as I looked at her I then held her tightly in my arms as she began crying for me and to be honest I felt nothing when I was thinking about the awful past. I let go of Jenny and said.

"I really do like you and I don't want anything bad happening to yo so please don't do anything stupid ".

Jenny wiped her tears and said.

"I'm sorry I made you worry, I just felt like I just don't belong on this earth but atleast I have a loving mother and you".

Soon after Jenny and I went back inside and she came in the guest room and slept with me while holding and Jason was still fast asleep on the other bed.