Scars We Bury || On Hold

28//Lost...

Chapter 28

"If I ever find myself turning out to be him, I will make sure to end it all. I won't think about anything and I won't wait to be abusive like him and hurt the people I love and care about. I will end it quickly if it ever gets too far."
~Luke Charles

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Next Day........
Thursday June 20, 2016

Luke
After having that night I had yesterday, I woke up today with no energy left. I feel like I am slowly fading away. I make my way to my bathroom, I take my shower then I go and put some clothes on. I take my cigarette pack from the drawer and my car keys then I go downstairs. I see my father there standing beside the front door talking on the phone. It's like he is waiting for me to pass by the front door to catch a fight with me. Suddenly my phone starts ringing, I slide it out from my pocket. I go upstairs again to my room then I answer it.

"Hey, Aaron."

"Hey, Luke. How are you?"

"I am fine and you?"

"Fine too. Listen, Are you coming today to the school's party?"

"Which party?"

"Oh God! You don't know about it."

"Nope, never heard of it."

"Well, there is an event today held at the school. Some students are gonna perform on the stage and all the students have to be present there."

"These things are not for me, Aaron and you know that."

"You think I want to go? Man, I'm just going because there are attendance marks given for attending. I need those marks. I don't wanna fail."

"Me neither. Okay if it gives marks, I will come. When is it?"

"After 4 hours, so get ready. And wear some classic clothes."

"Okay, dude. Bye." I say and I hang up. Well at least I know where I am gonna hide today. I guess I will pass on by my Mom's room to see how she is doing then I will have some breakfast.

I get out of my room and I make my way to my mother's room. I knock on the door before I enter. I find Mom sleeping on the bed with the blanket over her face. I go over to her and I gently shake her shoulders but she doesn't say anything. Mom doesn't sleep till so late. I get suspicious so, I remove the blanket from over her face and I find her quickly wiping her tears away in order for me not to see them. I sit on the bed beside her.

"Mom, what's wrong?" I ask her but she doesn't answer. She continues crying. She sits on the bed and she looks at me with teary eyes. She wraps her arms around my neck hugging me. I get surprised but I hug her back. I start caressing her back gently trying to solace her. She seems pretty sad.

"Mom, tell me what has happened?" I say but she doesn't respond. I pull her away from me slowly. I find it weird and suspicious that Mom is leaving her hair on her shoulders without tying it. She stopped doing this for a long time now. She only loosens her hair when we go out or when we have guests. I remove the hair covering her neck and that's when I see it. Her neck has dark bruises on it.

"He did that?" I ask her trying to be as calm as I need to be. "It's not new." She stammers while crying but I know for sure that she is lying. Those bruises are still fresh and they haven't got into any fights those last days. I get up from the bed and I kick the bedside table with my legs angrily. I feel my blood boiling. Just seeing her bruised neck made me feel so much anger. I run quickly downstairs and I find him sitting on the couch in the living room. I go over to him "I told you not to touch her again." I yell at him and he gets up from the couch. "She is my wife. I am free to do whatever I want."