No Medicine for Regret (2)

Ever since the day the owner of this room had left, Damon had not allowed anyone to enter this room... not even to clean it.

For he hoped that when his son comes back, he finds his room with his toys exactly where he left them.

But it never happened.

And now when years have passed, his son doesn't even seem to remember him.

Feeling tears fill his eyes he walked to the bed and sat down, making a cloud of dust appear.

Taking in hand a big stuffed toy lion, he cradled it as he said to the toy and the empty room.

''Mr Rawr looks like your owner has forgotten you even though you were his favorite toy... but then again looks like he has also forgotten me even though I am his father.''

Saying so the tears started descending from his eyes as he held the toy even harder as memories from the past engulfed his mind

The lion was the first toy that Damon had brought back for James when he was so small that he was not even able to crawl or speak properly.

At the time, little James was not able to give his toy any name and would only be able to make a cute voice that resembled a roar but sounded more like a rawr.

And so the first toy was thus christened Mr Rawr.

James used to do everything with the toy, from eating to sleeping and even bathing.

And if someone tries to take it away he would stare at them as if they were some kind of sinner who was trying to make him part from his beloved.

But Damon's most fond memory of James and Mr Rawr was when he would make both of them sit in his lap and read the storybook about animals.

Each time a picture of a lion would come up, James would shake Mr Rawr and would make his signature sound of rawr.

"What should we do now Mr Rawr? Do you think that Jamey would come back to the two of us?"

He asked the toy while staring deep into his black eyes.

"No reply huh... Well, I also think that you are right, after the amount of hurt I inflicted on him I don't think he would come back and even if he would I don't think that Ivy would ever trust me again with him... huh what's that who is Ivy?

Well, you see Ivy is the most beautiful person in the world... she is strong and intelligent and brave and she gave us our little angel.

And in return, I hurt her... I destroyed any tiny amount of trust she had in me you know what Mr Rawr I think that the two of us need a little drink.''