Chapter 57: The trauma.

"How are you Mother?"

Austin's mother stared blankly at him.

"I've missed you dearly!"

She sighed. "Come in." She opened the door wider letting him in.

"LIONEL IS HERE WALTER!" She announced. Walking behind his mother, he saw his father reading the paper, sat comfortably on his arm chair.

"Speak of the devil..." His father mumbled turning the page.

"Father, I've missed you dearly in fact... I thought today we'd read some scriptures together." Austin forced a smile, sitting down. His mother wanted to so badly to hate him but her heart simmered at the thought of her little boy. He made mistakes but it did not mean they should all abandon him as a family. She was only a wife and in this day and age, the head of the house made the decisions. Even when she was worried for him and needed to pay him a visit, she had to respect her husband's decisions. He spoke for everyone.

"Share with me a scripture?"

"This minute?" Austin chuckled nervously.