My Choice Matters

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Mark! Wake up! Today is the big day of your life."

Inside of a dark and small dilapidated house with little light in it, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old youth quietly lay there on a small wooden bed. It was silent aside from the sound of the birds chirping. His brows were furrowed and he seems to be having a nightmare, While drops of sweat slide across his forehead along with the quickening of his breath.

Then he suddenly woke up with a start when a delicate shout along with a sound of banging rang from through the door. And as he opened his eyes, a light blue emerald shone in the darkness from the little bit of light coming through the closed door.

Mark woke up and sat on the bed while messaging his head with his hand and he said in a low hoarse voice to the person outside the door, "Okay! Okay, Sara, I am awake now."

And even though his voice was low in contrast with loud banging outside but the banging stopped immediately along with a snort and another delicate shout from Sara. "Hurry and open up the door lazy bum, It's your first day in high school and you can't be late."

"Umm!"

Mark replied while looked at the digital alarm on his bedside and found that it's six o'clock in the morning and so he hurriedly got up from the bed and opened the door while covering his eyes with his other hand.

And as the Sunlight shone through the door, a sixteen-year-old bubbly girl basked in the sun like a radiant goddess with short black hair and deep green eyes like the lush of a forest in the early of May. Along with her white skin and cute little nose and blazing red full lips which created a sharp contrast to her delicate white skin. In short, she looked stunning to the eyes but sadly Mark who covered his eyes didn't see any of these.

Sara, Came in passing Mark while looking at the not so organized house, and even so, it was called a house, it is just a 75 square meters room in the shape of a house, a small old tv and a bathroom in a corner and a wooden wardrobe, a small table with three chairs, a bed and small American kitchen, and countless images covering all the walls.

Even though this isn't the first time that Sara came to Mark's house but it always made her... Upset!

She said while making her way to the wardrobe and fiddling inside of it for a while, "Mark! When will you ever be organized?! Anyway, take a shower while I ready the clothes for you will ya?"

Mark stood at the door still confused from the nightmare he had and when he heard Sarah's rumblings he closed the door and answered with an "Umm!".

....

After another hour, he stood there again while raising his hands making space for Sarah to settle his shirts and jeans ready for his first day in high school.

Sarah finished her work and started to admire it while saying, " Look at how handsome you are Mark! But Jesus Mark what would you do without me? When are you gonna get past the past?! Ahh! Forget it, let's get going before it's too late." Mark looked at her without saying a single word aside from a flash of despair which crossed his eyes for a second causing his blue eyes to darken, he replied with his usual reply, "Umm!"

Then they opened the door and passed through it, not aware that today will not be the same as all the previous day.

They walked in silence, one looking downwards as he walked maintaining silence while covered in gloom while the other looked ahead smiling through every part of his body, and even though the contract was appalling and they looked a world apart but their hands were always clutching each other not willing to let go and in actuality, this contrast created some sort of beauty.

And as they crossed the park to go to the school, a childlike, handsome youth placed his left hand on his chest while smiling strangely, his right hand was stretched out with his fingers wide open then it closed and only a single finger was left there pointing at someplace, as though he was about to shoot something out from his finger. But aside from that, he looked serious and solemn as if performing a sacred ritual, his eyes were as bright as the stars containing a whole new world inside of them, reflecting a shadow in them as if encompassing the whole universe inside. It was like it encompassed the darkness of the entire world while letting the light corrode and pollute this darkness to create a whole new kind of light.

And all of a sudden a spark of light appeared on the tip of his finger before disappearing immediately along with its owner as if no one was standing here leaving behind two shallow footprints on the grass signifying that someone was standing here.

Mark who was walking with Sarah ahead suddenly froze startling Sarah into asking him worriedly, "What happened, Mark!" Mark didn't answer her but turned his head slowly looking to the place where the youth was standing as the gloom in his eyes started to fade a bit, his lips trembled a bit along with his body before a hoarse voice filled with bitterness was heard, "Daddy!"