Rougher Kids

"Breath in, breath out. Hear my heavy breath. Hear my heart beat. My blood pump through my ears. My head pounding. Sick laughter. I wait, this is my ending, yet, this is my beginning."

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Luka is a 12 year old Russian boy, beaten and sexually abused by his father while his mother, a useless drunkard; shadows in the back. He slowly fights his way up, and his mother regains her dignity; saving his life from his abuse. Though he loses his ability to hear, he doesn't lose his will. This, is his miserable life.