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Craig kneeled in front of his mothers grave. He traced the letters of Julia Jeremiah. Joey stood next to him. He didn't say anything. He just let Craig take his time. They had been there about ten minutes, sitting in silence.
Craig finally sighed and looked down. "I miss her so much, Joey."
Joey kneeled down next to him, but didn't say anything.
"When she first left my dad, I was my mad. I mean I understood why she did it. He."
"What is it man. What did he do?"
Craig looked over to him with tear filled eyes. "He um..he hit her Joey. I used to watch him."
He heard Joeys breath suck in.
"I know mom never told you. She didn't want anyone to know. Sometimes I think she thought it was her fault, but she never did anything. She never hurt him. She always did everything he asked." The tears were still in his eyes, but he wasn't crying.
Craig reached out to touch the gravestone again, but he let his hand fall away. "I know why she left. I know she couldn't take it anymore, but I was so angry with her!" He stood up and started pacing. "God I was so selfish."
Joey stood up and put his hands in his pockets. He was furious with Manning. He would love nothing more than to kill him right now. He beat his son, he had beat Julia and now Craig was a wreck because of him, but he let Craig vent. It's what he needed.
"I was so mad at her for not taking me! For leaving me with him!" He hugged himself tightly. "I know he wouldn't let her take me, but I still was so mad." He stopped pacing facing away from Joey. "I know had got to see her every other weekend, but dad, he..he hit me back then, but I never let mom know it. I didn't want her to feel bad. She was always so happy with you and then when Ang came." Craig dropped to his knees.
Joey was immediately in front of him. "Craig, take it easy."
Tears were flowing down the young mans face. "I was jealous at first," He cried. "I hated for you guys to be so happy and for me to be stuck with my father. I was so angry with her. I was still angry when she died."
Joey's heart wrenched. He had no idea the pain this kid had gone through. If Julia had only told him about her past. He pulled Craig into a tight embrace and the young man started sobbing uncontrollably into his shoulder.
"It's all right Craig," Joey soothed.
"I should have told her I loved her," He sobbed. "I should have told her I knew it wasn't her fault!"
"She knows Craig. Believe me she knows."
Craig continued to cry, clutching onto Joey for dear life. Joey just held him and let him free his bottled up emotions. He just rubbed soft circles on Craigs back while he cried.
"Everythings going to be all right."
Joey lost track of how long Craig sat there crying. The youth finally collapsed against him, all his energry drained, physically and emotionally.
"Hey," Joey nudged him. "Come on, lets go home."
Craig nodded and pulled back. His eyes and nose were red and puffy. Tears streaked his cheeks. Joey stood up and reached a hand to Craig. The younger man took it and stood up. Stumbling as he did so. Joey caught him before he could fall.
"Whoa you all right?"
Craig nodded. "Just tired," he whispered.
"Come on, lets go." Joey said, keeping a firm, but gently hand on Craig's shoulder incase he stumbled again. The kid was exhausted and needed to rest. Joey wanted to get him home as soon as possible. Then he wanted to pay a little visit to the jail house.
TBC~~Hey guys please review!!
Craig kneeled in front of his mothers grave. He traced the letters of Julia Jeremiah. Joey stood next to him. He didn't say anything. He just let Craig take his time. They had been there about ten minutes, sitting in silence.
Craig finally sighed and looked down. "I miss her so much, Joey."
Joey kneeled down next to him, but didn't say anything.
"When she first left my dad, I was my mad. I mean I understood why she did it. He."
"What is it man. What did he do?"
Craig looked over to him with tear filled eyes. "He um..he hit her Joey. I used to watch him."
He heard Joeys breath suck in.
"I know mom never told you. She didn't want anyone to know. Sometimes I think she thought it was her fault, but she never did anything. She never hurt him. She always did everything he asked." The tears were still in his eyes, but he wasn't crying.
Craig reached out to touch the gravestone again, but he let his hand fall away. "I know why she left. I know she couldn't take it anymore, but I was so angry with her!" He stood up and started pacing. "God I was so selfish."
Joey stood up and put his hands in his pockets. He was furious with Manning. He would love nothing more than to kill him right now. He beat his son, he had beat Julia and now Craig was a wreck because of him, but he let Craig vent. It's what he needed.
"I was so mad at her for not taking me! For leaving me with him!" He hugged himself tightly. "I know he wouldn't let her take me, but I still was so mad." He stopped pacing facing away from Joey. "I know had got to see her every other weekend, but dad, he..he hit me back then, but I never let mom know it. I didn't want her to feel bad. She was always so happy with you and then when Ang came." Craig dropped to his knees.
Joey was immediately in front of him. "Craig, take it easy."
Tears were flowing down the young mans face. "I was jealous at first," He cried. "I hated for you guys to be so happy and for me to be stuck with my father. I was so angry with her. I was still angry when she died."
Joey's heart wrenched. He had no idea the pain this kid had gone through. If Julia had only told him about her past. He pulled Craig into a tight embrace and the young man started sobbing uncontrollably into his shoulder.
"It's all right Craig," Joey soothed.
"I should have told her I loved her," He sobbed. "I should have told her I knew it wasn't her fault!"
"She knows Craig. Believe me she knows."
Craig continued to cry, clutching onto Joey for dear life. Joey just held him and let him free his bottled up emotions. He just rubbed soft circles on Craigs back while he cried.
"Everythings going to be all right."
Joey lost track of how long Craig sat there crying. The youth finally collapsed against him, all his energry drained, physically and emotionally.
"Hey," Joey nudged him. "Come on, lets go home."
Craig nodded and pulled back. His eyes and nose were red and puffy. Tears streaked his cheeks. Joey stood up and reached a hand to Craig. The younger man took it and stood up. Stumbling as he did so. Joey caught him before he could fall.
"Whoa you all right?"
Craig nodded. "Just tired," he whispered.
"Come on, lets go." Joey said, keeping a firm, but gently hand on Craig's shoulder incase he stumbled again. The kid was exhausted and needed to rest. Joey wanted to get him home as soon as possible. Then he wanted to pay a little visit to the jail house.
TBC~~Hey guys please review!!
