Broken Child

BURN

"Mom what are you doing "
The boy asked his mom who was busy in the kitchen.  The woman smiled at her son and bent down to meet his eyes
"Tell me baby what day it is ?"
The boy titled his head in a thinking manner and then suddenly he knew
"Ow its  jun 20 , its my birthday "
The boy was never excited for his birthday since he rarely ever celebrate it , usually his mom would sing happy birthday to him secretly

But today is diffrent

"I prepared a cake for you baby look..."
The boy looked at the chocolate cake in shock,  a cake , a real chocolate cake ,
"M-mom you made a cake for me ?"
His mother just nodded and smiled sadly at her little boy
This is his first birthday cake ever
"Happy 13 birthday babe boy . I love you do much you know that right?"
The boy kissed and hugged his mommy tightly never wanting to let go
"I love you too mom , thank you so much for the cake it's so amazing.."

They sang happy birthday and decided to eat , but before he could eat he said
"Mom... is... will he ever come back?"
The woman took her son's hand and caressed it
"I don't know sweety "
The boy's eyes darkened ..
"Well ... I dont want him back.. I..  I am 13 now mom I'm a big guy I can take care of you.."
Right as she wanted to hug her son there was loud banging at the door
The panicked mom pushed her son to the closet
"go.. go hide in the closet baby and don't come out till I come get you "
The boy looked at the men that came inside pushing his mom to the bed , he was able to see through the wholes in the closet door , he knew these men,  they always came over with his father , they always abused his mom, though his mom never said anything but he saw it all... but he was scared .. scared to speak.. to react  ...

"You thought we can't have you now that your husband is gone huh..."

"Please ...  please no..." she begged

"Awn baby you know we love it when you beg"

He closed his ears and eyes  to not hear and see his mom's cries  ... he hated it ... why does it happen to his mom.. his mom is so sweet and always smiling
She was so weak and always tired..
She never talk back to his father
Always obeyed his every order
He sometimes hated his mom's submissiveness... but as he grew up he knew  that it was not in her way to complain..
He was deep in his thoughts till he realized that there is no more screaming
He peeked through the wholes and the men weren't there only his mom on the bed

He waited and waited for her to get up and come get him out but she didnt move

He went  to her  , covered her naked bruised body and tried waking her up even though her eyes were wide open
But she wasn't blinking ...
She wasn't moving ...
She wasn't breathing ...

"Wake up mom...." the sobbing boy said shaking his mom to wake up .... but with no chance
The boy slept next to his mom... hugging her tightly... humming for her .. her favorite lullaby
Days after the incident,  police came and ambulance taking his mom's body
He watched them ... taking her away from him... he couldn't take it anymore so he ran ......
..
Two years  after his mom's death,  the boy was trying to survive living In the streets,  he was a courageous boy after all...
"Hey kid what are you doing" the man said to the boy who's looking at the garbage for something to eat