𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩!

0.5

today was sunday, the boys had their first day back to school the next day, zach was starting first grade, jack was going to third, and daniel would continue to the seventh grade. zach of course was excited, unlike his older brothers who dreaded this very moment. before his mother's daniel was the complete opposite, he was the social butterfly. he had so many friends but never really having a 'best friend'. now he didn't see his friends, he didn't have any for that matter. would his new friends make fun of him? would he even make a friend? would he be alone?

jack however was never the type to make friends, he kept to himself and his sketchbook. he was the kid who very kind often sharing toys with the other kids, even if they weren't friends. jack was a mama's boy for sure. when asked who is his best friends he would often reply with 'my brothers and momma'. he was his mother's favorite even though she loved them dearly. all the boys were mama's boys, their relationships with males weren't exactly stable.

daniel being the oldest remembers all the relationships his mom had, his dad left when he was born only seeing him here and there until his mother was pregnant again with jack. this time he stayed around more promising that he would take care of them. and he only kept his word when it came to the financial aspect. daniel couldn't keep track of how many times the couple argued until the crack of dawn. this continued for a year and a half until one night myta couldn't take it anymore. she kicked him out for good this time but, she kept his third child.

daniel could remember the countless nights he spent at his friend's houses. his mom was so paranoid, she took off work many days, as she tried to wrapped her head around what happened to her. eventually myta lost her job, and as bills pilled up she was losing a battle with herself.

one night she was almost at her breaking point. daniel's allergies were getting progressively worse and she was overwhelmed. jack was very clingy for obvious reasons he was only two, daniel's constant sickness bothered him a lot, and myta was eight weeks away until she would give birth.

she was the only parent, the only person to pay bills, the only person to raise three boys, she was the only one left with trauma and three other humans to raise alone. she couldn't even pay for food for the four of them, until she met richard.

richard was an older man, he also had a lot of money as well. myta started seeing him and he left her large amounts of money after dates. upon dating myta richard always treated daniel and jack like shit, especially daniel. daniel was the oldest and was overprotective, one time he caught richard yelling at jack calling him 'stupid'. he told his mom and there was tension in air ever since. daniel had always been a musical prodigy, he just wasn't paid attention to. after his first show he got the chance to play first chair and he was beyond excited. when it came to night of his performance, daniel did an amazing jobs, he even heard that scouts were in the audience.

after the show, richard went on a rant telling daniel 'playing music isn't manly' an that he should 'act more like a boy'. daniel knowing the man was wrapped around his mother's finger had no choice but to shut up and take the verbal abuse he was used to it at this point.

"i wouldn't be surprised if you come out as gay," he muttered. "you're a disgrace of a man daniel and that ends tonight." he said taking the boy's violin and smashing it to pieces, forcing daniel to watch his beloved gift being demolish in front of his very eyes. [i know its not his cello, it's too big]

that same night myta and richard argued, myta was fed up with richard. she was tired of the fighting, she was tired of of struggling, she was tired of being the victim, she was more than tired, she was exhausted with everything. her family, her relationship, her life.