Everyone Has Been Scared Sometime.
Jacket's, shoe's, sock's, bra's, panties, skirt's- all her clothing, was spread out on the floor. I'd nearly begged her to stay but even then I'd learned never to show weakness. There was nothing I could do or say to stop her. She was leaving- without us.
I was only seven and my little brother was just three. I watched from a distance, everything perfectly understood. I'd probably never see my mother again, that's if she ever made it out of here. I'd just heard dad's car pull up into the driveway. Bones slammed the door and Ma froze. I saw the fear in her eyes. I felt none. I just simply grabbed the back of Joe's collar and pulled him to the side, I didn't want to get in the middle of the fight my parents were about to have. Dad was drunk, even from where I was standing- in the doorway at the far end of the lounge, I could smell the alcohol oozing from his pores.
He was now standing in the lounge, staring at mom. His small eyes, so different from my blue/green ones, flicked between my mother's frightened face and the bag she carried. I could nearly see the inner workings of his sluggish alcoholic brain as he put two and two together. Mom was leaving. I could nearly see the word "idiot" etched or, as I would rather prefer because I would cause him more pain, carved on his forehead as a dumbfound expression spread across his ugly features. Oh how could such a beautiful and intelligent woman like my mother became involved with such a good for nothing criminal like Bones. Bones hadn't even seen this coming. He began to scream at her but he was too shocked to think of hurting her or of doing something that would keep her here. I heaved a sigh, he wouldn't hurt her anymore. She walked out and I flinched as Bones turned to me. His eyes bore into me and for the first time I was truly scared. Billy Darley was truly frightened for the first time that night but never again until now.