Beneath the Shadows

Switching sides on my very stony bed was I. I didn't know if I was strong or feeble. I also didn't

have an idea if I actually had a sweet night's rest. This was always how my life was. Most times,

I'd wake up with very swollen eyelids signifying that I didn't get enough sleep at night. To make

matters worse,it was almost like I lived with a woman who didn't care about my well being at

all.Unfortunately, she happened to be my mom...

" Julia!!" I heard someone scream my name as I was adorned with fatigue and I whispered a

reply. I shuffled myself off my bed and reluctantly went to see why my mum was calling me. I

walked out of my room and to the living room to see her looking so drunk on our weevil infested

couch.

" Mom? You're drunk? By this time of the morning?"

" What the hell is your business?" She said, sounding like a complete junkie which she is.. I

twisted my neck left to direct my eyes to the clock. I was so shocked to see that it was just

11:30a.m_______

" Mom, it's not even 12 o'clock yet and you're this drunk?"

" Just Shut Up You Fool!!!" She shouted. As she stood up staggering.

" You're the cause of all the problems I had to go through in this life. If only you never came

along then maybe I would have been happier. You stupid girl.. I actually called you cause I'm

fuckin' hungry. Get me something to eat" she ordered me as all I did was breathe a sigh and let

her be. I went to the kitchen to cook something for my mom. The truth is, my mum doesn't value

me at all. She always sees me as the cause of all her problems.

It makes me feel really bad each time she tells me shit like that... I actually care so much about

my mum cause she's all I've got... I kept being drowned in this pool of thoughts as I kept stirring

the food and thought to myself... Was this all because my dad abandoned her and because her

family left her and threw her on the streets that got her to be so cold hearted ¿??

"Julia!!!" She screamed my name at the top of her voice. The rate at which she shouted made

my heart skip a dangerous and horrified bit. I had to run down to my psychopathic mother's

room and saw her lying down on her bed so tired. All I could feel for her at that point was

pity_______

" Yes mom?"

" Where's my meal?" Is she insane? It's not even up to 5 minutes since she told me to make her

meal and she's already asking for it.

" Mum, I'm not done yet"

" What the fuck is taking you so long? I'm fuckin' hungry. "

" Please give me some more time, I'll make it soon"

" ...why should I be Julia?? You didn't give me time to enjoy my youthful days before you just

came and ruined my entire life so why should I give you time?" I was actually just left so

dumbfounded at her statement. Did she really have so much anger and grievance towards me?

" Answer me Julia. Why on earth should I give you time? My whole life has been ruined. I don't

have any family. They all abandoned me at your birth." It put me in very serious tears and a tear

just crawled down my mother's eyes. I've never seen her so unhappy. This was the first time I saw my mother cry remembering this. The experience made her so stony that she doesn't even

cry anymore_____

" Mum, I know you're hurting and I'm so sorry for everything you went through because

you_______" before I could even finish my statement, I received a huge slap on my face that

led straight to the ground.

" Just shut up... Just shut the f**k up Julia. You aren't sorry. Cause if you were sorry,then you

would have never come in the first place. I hate you Julia. You disgust me and I hate the fact

that I'm the one who gave birth to you." All these things she said plus the slap she gave

me,made me tear up heavily. I just let them all flow.

" Get up from the damn floor and go and get me something to eat immediately. I'll forever treat

you as a slave till my last breath. Get out" I immediately stood up from the floor

" But mum" I sniffed

" GET OUT!!!!" She screamed so I just obeyed her and left. As I got to the kitchen,all I could do

was just shed tears. I was so disheartened and sad.I didn't want to think about it too much so I

quickly made her food and took it to her room for her. Once she opened the door, I gave her the

tray of food______

" That's better" she dragged the tray from me. She didn't even say "thank you"

" ... What are you doing standing there? Stop looking at me like a fool which you are and get out

of my sight" she rattled as I left her. After that I went to my room and started sobbing profusely. I

was so sad with unhappiness.

" Why does she have to hate me so much? " I asked myself as I kept crying and crying...

RICARDO'S P. O. V...

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I just climbed over the fence at noon to go see my best friend through her room window. I

climbed up the tree to her and her mum's apartment which was at the last floor of the building.

Once I reached there, I dived into the window and fell to the ground. I noticed she was sitting on

her bed facing backwards so she didn't know that I entered her room. I decided to play the trick

which I normally do each time she doesn't notice that I entered her room. She falls for it all the

time and it never gets old. I tiptoed to her and then I'll made a sound

" Bhooo!" She gasped in fear as she turned around and I started laughing_____