I tried to find a better way to phrase the truth, but I’ve never told anyone and I thought it better to be frank. He would beat my mom for the mildest of infractions. And anyone who would hazard a comment defending her would earn their own slaps. I remember it got so horrid that I would imagine ways to defend my mom- a Gumball catapult being among my favorites. One day out of the many they fought, I set out with a mindset of confronting them. To proclaim my want for a family that left marks of affection rather than affliction. Interrupting these wistful thoughts, I saw something fall to the ground that caused me to see red. A gun. My parents noticed soon after I did, both turning towards me; I couldn’t take the shot then
I tried to find a better way to phrase the truth, but I’ve never told anyone and I thought it better to be frank. He would beat my mom for the mildest of infractions. And anyone who would hazard a comment defending her would earn their own slaps. I remember it got so horrid that I would imagine ways to defend my mom- a Gumball catapult being among my favorites. One day out of the many they fought, I set out with a mindset of confronting them. To proclaim my want for a family that left marks of affection rather than affliction. Interrupting these wistful thoughts, I saw something fall to the ground that caused me to see red. A gun. My parents noticed soon after I did, both turning towards me; I couldn’t take the shot then