That Day

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There once was this little boy...

He had a secret, one he wouldn't tell anyone.

He used to always be happy...

Unaware of what was happening... 

Then one day on his way home he saw a puppy,

It was left in a box on the road.

He took it home and hid it in his room. 

The next day after he got home he found his father holding a beer and the puppy...

His father had killed it.

The boy cried, his father laughed.

His mother ran down the stairs and held the boy shouting at his father.

His father hit his mother.. 

She laid there and looked at the father a shocked expression... 

Next thing the boy knew fist were flying and there was lots of shouting... 

Then his mother hit the floor bleeding and bruised... 

The father started walking toward the boy... 

Pain,

It wouldn't stop

The boy shouted

His father was still coming

His mother pulled the boy away and ran 

Up the stairs 

Hiding

Foot steps 

The sound of a man loading a gun

Being found...

A shot fired

A body in front of the boy

He looks up and sees his mother smiling at him

"Be a good boy ok?"

She dies protecting the boy.

The boy shaking stands and looks at his father

No emotion on his face

His fists at his sides as he whispers

 "How could you!" the boy cried and cried...

His father was getting angrier 

That was the first time the boy was hit,

The first time he saw death

And this is the time the boy was no longer innocent.

Everyday he remembers what his mother whispered to him while they hid

"Be a good boy Sam, protect your sisters. and never forget who you are. I love you Sammy"

He was only 9

Author's Note

please ignore grammar....

Reviews

[cfix]

Oh my goodness this is so heart wrenching.

[Inci 2]

sad this actually happens and that's a sad state of affair... good work

[Mauricio Montoya]

This is sad my dad tried to get rid of my cat by driving it miles away but the cat found is way back.
Thank you for sharing.
Mauricio

[LonelySoul]

I can't tell you how closely this mirrors something that happened in my own youth...brings chills to my spine...LonelySoul

[guiltyascharged]

I ... cried... so... hard. Did this really happen?

[Dream Weaver]

Very sad indeed...
Heartrending...

[Ruth]

OMG! Tear inducing! lol
This is beautifully sad, a well written poem too love!
Sometimes people have a fate to see such things, always makes me wonder why!
This is amazing
xx

[Bridget Mcmaken]

They way you word it I can tell it comes from the heart. Very sad stories but very well written. You did a wonderful job. Your words are so powerful and heartbreaking. You did a very, very nice Job.

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

Wow! That is so sad! I'm actually speechless on what to write about this! It is so wrong for children to go through that!