THE DARK
SIDE…
In the same
spot again, running as far away I can from
home, tears just rolling down my face like how rain runs down a window
pain. I couldn’t stay there any longer, I tried to help I really did but I
wasn’t enough. Dad got home late from work today, he came in sat down and
ordered my mum to get him a beer she called back to him “Just minute dear, have
to finish folding the washing.” “Now woman! Do as your bloody well told” He
retorted, so she did, she went into the fridge and pulled out a beer. While she was walking over she tripped over Dads
work boots, she decided to quickly put them away. She finally got to him and then at the top of
his voice he yelled “What the F**K took you so long you fat cow!” I looked at Mum
she looked at the ground and said “I was putting away your work boots” she
replied carefully. “I can’t believe this you are blaming me” he got up a
smacked right across the face “I’m sorry” she said . He must have taken that as
an insult cause he then beat her so bad she bled. I screamed “Leave her alone, she’s my mother”
He turned around picked me up and threw me outside. So I ran.
I walked
around for a little while looking inside homes at all the happy families sitting
around laughing and watching TV together. I decided to go to my friend’s house, I walked over there and
knocked on the door “oh hey Jamie you
ok? “ my friend Louis said to me “Yup I just tripped down some stairs “ I said.
“Haha shame on you mate” he laughed at
me. “You going to let me in or not?” I questioned “Hurry up then.” I always like coming here, everything was so
nice. We went into his room I went over to his computer chair sat down and
grabbed his cat. “I’ve been expecting you Mr Louis” I said jokingly “You moron”
he laughed. “So Jamie what are you doing for your birthday next week?” he asked
me “Oh nothing much have a big party next year” I said. I stuck around for
another hour before going, I was halfway home when Trevor saw me. “Well, well,
well if it isn’t the little homo Jamie” I just kept on walking and hoped he
would leave me alone. “Hey Jamie I got something for you” he then started
running at me I took off and hoped he wouldn’t catch me I was just about home
when I tripped. Trevor walked up to me
picked me up and then kicked me in the face. I blacked out, when I woke up I
was there laying in my undies, I walked home.
I walked into see my Mum sitting on the chair
“hey Mum you alright?” I asked. “Yea why wouldn’t I be son?” she always says
that every f**king time. I went off to bed and slept. “Hey Louis come over bring your togs.” He came over and
we went to the waterfall twenty minutes down the road. We climbed to the top of
the falls “Hey man not to close aye that looks dangerous” Louis called to me “I’m
fine don’t worry” I replied. I went right to the edge “wow” the view was
amazing. “Jamie.. come Jamie.. one more step won’t hurt” the water was speaking
to me. “Beep, beep, beep” My alarm went off.
I got to
school fifteen minutes late again, when I got to school there were ambulances,
and police out on the road in front of my school, heaps of students were
outside, my class teacher was there to I walked over and asked what happened
“There was a car crash” said my teacher. “Louis is dead” those three words hung
on me. I broke down in front of everyone I was screaming and crying dead, dead!
I just couldn’t believe it. Trevor walked over to me “Hey gay boy there goes
your last friend guess life really hates you” I couldn’t believe it. He says that with what’s just happened I
lashed out punching and kicking, I was crying but it felt so good. The teacher
grabbed me and marched me to the principal’s office “Jamie your friend has just
died so you attack another student” my teacher Miss Crunklebee said “But miss”
“No buts.“ I was expelled, because Trevor tried to make out he was friends with
Louis so I got in the biggest trouble of my life. Dad came to pick me up.
When we got
home he walked me inside and beat me, he beat the living hell out of me, and
when I cried he told me to harden up. My
mum was so distraught she couldn’t believe it. None of them cared that my only
friend in the world just died. I left the house and went for a walk, it was
still early and it was hot so I went for a swim. I decided to go to the falls
and swim, I didn’t get in the water straight away though instead I climbed to
the top of the falls and looked out it was just like my dream except no Louis.
I wanted my friend back so badly, I needed to get away from Trevor, I had to get away from my father and his
beatings. I took another step then I was falling.
I hit the
water and it felt so cool and refreshing, as I was sinking down I looked up at
the bubbles floating above me, I could see the brilliant blue sky I was
smiling. Then I saw hands above me, I felt them grasp me, then nothing. I woke
up and coughed out some water, there was a smiling face above me “Guess you’re
awake” “What... What happened” “You fell off the falls and I pulled you out.” “Thanks
I guess” I said a little shakily. “Well you seem to be coming around do you
want a lift home?” the man asked “No thank you I’ll be fine” and with that the
man just left. On my walk home I tried
to piece together what happened.
When I got
home I was starving so I made me a burger, I just sat down to eat when my Mum
came walking into the room “Oh hey son” she was bleeding again, “Mum why do you
let him do it stand up for yourself” I said out of nowhere “Excuse me” I was so
angry right now about everything. “Tell that ugly motherf**ker to leave you
alone or you are going to call the cops” just then my father walked in. “Son
get out your mother and I have some unfinished business” “No I won’t get out” I
said coldly. “I’m not going to leave so you can hit her some more.” I was so
pissed right now “Oh is that right” he said as he walked over to me. I stood up
and threw my hardest punch at him, and it hit the mark right between his eyes,
I drew blood. He was shocked, grabbed me smacked me on the ground and hit me
over and over. “Leave him alone now!” my mother screamed. He turned her and
said “What?” “you heard me, leave the boy alone or I’m going to call the
police, see what they do to a man like you in jail” and that was it my father
snapped he grabbed a knife from the draw and stabbed my mother over and over
again right in front of me.
The blood
splattered all over me, he finally backed off and she was dead I knew that, I
sat there crying, I crawled over and hugged here lifeless body. The last
glimmer of light in my life and she was stabbed right in front of me.
“What have
you done, you cold hearted bastard! You killed her, my Mum. My Mum is dead cause of you.” He looked at me
with a dark stare and said “Get the shovels and help me bury the body” I was stunned;
he wanted me to bury my own mother right after she was stabbed. He wanted me to
cover for him. I went in the shed and
got the shovel I thought if I didn’t help I might be next. I started digging the hole I realized as I was
digging that this wasn’t his entire fault, it was mine as well. If I hadn’t
told her to stick up to him, if I didn’t tell her to say she’d call the police,
he might not have killed her she would still be here. I went back into the shed and got the rat
poison and a length of rope. I went and made a huge sandwich, just one bite I
kept thinking I put the rat poison on the sandwich, just one bite, “Dad I made
you a sandwich it’s on the bench”. “Just one bite you arsehole” I whispered. I
finished digging then Dad threw my Mum in, I said a silent prayer then walked
away that arsehole could do the rest. I had other shit to do. “Don’t forget
your sandwich is on the bench” I said as I walked away. I tied the rope I had around the tree out back
, I climbed up it and put the other end
around my neck, “No stars tonight” I thought as the rope pulled tight “I’m
coming Mum” I whispered and with that I jumped.
THE END