Growing up as child, I never knew the aspects of struggle.
My family consisted of my mother, father, brother, and sister. I never even knew what it meant to be poor until middle school. That was the year that changed me life and everyone's around me as well. I never saw any of it coming and I don't believe any one around me did either. It came blow after blow after blow.
The real trauma started when I first set my eyes on him. He was short for a man and stout. He always had a wide smile, mouth of of yellow teeth from years of wine. Well that's what I assumed over the years. He seemed to be into more of my moms ass than her eyes, as a date should be. I don't know if it was because I was little or what because he just reminded me of a Disney villain. Only richer and uglier.
He appeared just 2 months after the passing of my father. I thought it was way too soon for Mommy, for the family. Well, that's what I overheard Gram saying to my Aunt Shelby.
"Well, I'll be back around midnight Shelby." She looked to me on the couch with The Little Mermaid in the background. "Go to sleep Avery, Mommy will be back." she kissed me on the forehead.
"Come on." The Cruele De Vil recited. He had a irritated look on his face.
Eventually they left and I was sent to bed along with my brother and sister. I stayed up all night counting the stars that illuminated the ceiling of my room waiting from my mommy to get back from her night out with the villain.
Over the weeks, Mommy became close to the man and soon took his hand in marriage. Gram and Aunt Shelby were pissed of. They believed Mommy was moving to fast.
They were convinced it was moving way too fast when Mommy got engaged to the villain after only three dates within a month. She claimed she was "inlove". Gram and Aunt Shelby tried to convince Mommy to slow down and wait, but in 5 months of knowing him they tied the knot. The wedding was beautiful and all white.
"For purity. coming into a marriage pure and inlove, Avery." I remembered Mommy saying.
After a two week honey moon in Zimbawe , Mommy returned home. I remembered Gram getting into a very heated argument with Mommy.
"So you're picking a man over your CHILD!"
"Im inlove, Mom"
"Well I'm disgusted."
I had no idea what their argument was about but soon I was in a brand new Mercedes along with my siblings Their was plenty of bags and soon we pulled up in a mansion driveway.
I later found out this was Mommy's new home with Villain and he was my brother and sister's new daddy.
Later that night my mom and her husband got into a argument.
"I don't want them here, Sidney!
I peeked through the door that was cracked. It revealed a huge bedroom. They were standing by the bed.
"Well what am I supposed to do, Baby?"
"Get rid of her." Villain said.
"Okay just please don't go." she pleaded on here knees, tears pouring from her eyes. Soon she unbuckled his belt. Slurping and gurgling was soon heard .
His eyes eventually fell on mine through the slightly ajar door.
Looking into his eyes he and I both knew this was the night I would see my mother.
The last day I would have love for my mother.
