Oh well...he's Atlas

Oh well,after the incident that happened at home, I knew it was high time I started living my life my own way...well .to be very honest...I didn't know what to do with my life .

Thank goodness,it was weekend and I really love gardening,so I took my tools,went to the garden and started working on it.In the process of working,a manly figure caught my attention from the old ..rusty house then I remembered yesterday when the guy from school entered...I knew it was him

I quickly turned to the direction of the old house to see him,not to be surprised he wasn't looking too good,he looked like he was starving and sick...and rather bitten by a zombie or something.I signalled to him if I could come over and he nodded...I hurriedly went into the house,packed some stuffs like...food,fruit,my torch,and my extra bed spread cause I knew for sure that house was going to be soo dark and cold.

My parents were home..my dad was in the garage..mom was doing the laundry. Without causing room for suspicion..I ran out of my house to the old house to meet the cute guy.i knocked twice and he opened the door, he saw my backup and was surprised I guess he wasn't expecting what he saw .He told me to enter ...I did..but...gawd....I almost cried ..cause I was terrified when I entered the house...there was no furniture..only few clothes packed to one side of the house cause of the leakage..his school bag.... that was very old...and dirty..and leftovers....mice were all over the house...I was really scared ...

He snapped me out of what seemed like trance to him...😕I introduced myself...as Lily Bloom and he said he's Atlas .....how intriguing. Atlas ..nice name, I told him and I saw him smile for the first time ...to be very honest...it was the cutest smile ever! we started talking,he asked about my age and literally I looked young so I told him I'll be 15...den he said he will be 16....our age differences ain't that much tho...even though I liked him already.

I started unpacking my backpack,I gave him the items in it ... including my backpack cause his was too old. He thanked me and I could see clearly how happy and grateful he was.

Soon enough he started munching on his food then I decided to ask how he got here and what happened.. immediately I asked..he stopped eating and I noticed a little frown on his face...he was angry, I tried to change the topic of discussion then he said he was ABANDONED by his own parents!😟.He started narrating what happened...

My parents were once Living happily together until one fateful day, My mom caught my dad cheating...on her with one lady ....she confronted him when he got home that night ..but instead of apologizing to her ....he hit her soo hard.. multiple times till she blacked out!

Not once,not twice,not thrice,..he kept he kept hitting my mom..but she couldn't do anything cause he was the breadwinner of the house..no one else..I advised my mom to file a case against my dad for domestic violence but she said she couldn't and I shouldn't try doing it either else,we were going to be homeless.....I shrugged at the feeling of being homeless but I couldn't watch my mom suffer because of a man that doesn't even love her anymore and treats her like a whore...

I left the house that day to file a case against my dad, I went to the nearest police station...I told one of the officers about what had been happening to my mom and showed them the video of my dad hitting my mom....and trying to rape her!...

The police believed me when I showed them which was so quick cuz I wasn't expecting them to do. Immediately,...two of them followed me to my house . Luckily for them and also me,my parents were both home cause my dad's car was around which meant he was around..and I left my mom home when I was going out....They entered my apartment and arrested my dad, immediately my mom saw me..she knew I was behind it but my dad thought otherwise..and told her once he was out..he was going to find her and kill her.

I told him to fuck off that we didn't need him for anything...but deep down ..I knew we really needed him to survive.My mom on the other was begging the police not to take my dad away that nothing had happened and she was perfectly fine cuz she knew what was coming for her If he was arrested but I had to get him arrested..that man was soo cruel, annoying and didn't behave like my dad..

Well,they took my dad and my mom was sobbing soo bad I felt for her....I apologized for doing what I did... but she hurled curses at me ...I didn't really mind cuz my dad was gone for the main time..at least no more "hey, u son of a bitch"....."hey...bastard just so u know..you aren't my son and I hate you"..."hey I regret ever having you and your mom.. especially you😟...I have had enough of it!...

My mom refused to talk to me,she asked me to get out of the house and never show up ever again...I tried begging her but to no avail..she insisted that I left the house else my dad was going to kill both of us and she doesn't want me dead...Like seriously!..where was I supposed to go to..I asked myself...

The next day, I left the house ...when I was leaving she didn't even look at me twice..I knew deep down she didn't want to see me or have anything to do with me anymore..I left the house as promised and went to my friend's house.His parents accommodated me ...I spent a week at his house before his parents told me to go back home that it wasn't best I stayed with them. I was disappointed and just had to leave,I left the next day..and started wondering about ...as I was walking along the street,I noticed this old house,I entered and called out to anyone to know if there was anyone in here..not to be surprised no one was living here so I had to move in ....

After two days of moving in ...I went hungry and couldn't control my urge....I went out to different places to beg for food...some gave me.....some chased me away..some hurled curses at me....some told me to go back home thinking I ran away from home.... whereas I didn't even have one...

Weeks went by.....,I decided to visit my mom to know how things were and if my dad was released yet. I went to my "house" ...the next day...when I got there..I saw a different car that obviously wasn't for my dad cause I knew my dad wasn't rich enough to afford one!...and I was very sure it wasn't for my mom...just to keep my doubts off ..I rang the doorbell and I heard a strange voice...it wasn't my mom....the front door opened and behold!....It was someone else entirely..not even my relatives...

The lady asked who I was looking for and I said my mom..then she told me my mom and dad moved last month to another town..God!I was so heartbroken!😟😓..My parents abandoned me!..How wicked could they ever get...I was their only child....then right at that spot.. realization hit me....I remembered when my dad told him ..I wasn't his son...I thought they were mere talk ...but no!....They both proved it...they didn't love me.

I turned away in disappointment and left the place, I came back here since this was the only place I could call home..."Hey Lily,please let this be a secret between us".said Atlas,I couldn't take it all in..I was so terrified and felt so sorry for him and I promised never to tell anyone about what he told me. He put on a half smile and thanked me for my nice gesture and said I was like a sister to him....tf....that word hit me ....I wasn't even seeing him like a brother....I liked him like my boyfriend not like a brother....😟...I immediately faked a smile ..but before I could reply ...I heard my name.!...it was my mom...holy crap!

I instantly knew she was looking for me already..I ran out of the old house,I couldn't even say good-bye to Atlas... Luckily for me,I got to the garden before she could call me the second time...I rubbed mud on my cloth and I pretended like I was working.....I wasn't surprised when I saw my mom...she told me she wss through cooking and that lunch was ready...

I was so happy cause I was starving already 😕..I gladly went in to eat.