THIRD POV:
FLASHBACK: WHEN AIDEN WAS 10 YEARS OLD
A small Aiden was playing with his best friend Noah in his room, suddenly he heard shouting and yelling coming from downstairs.
"Hey, Aiden what is happening downstairs? Let's go down and check."
No Noah, if daddy finds us, he will again punish me, last week I was asking him, that why he always misbehaves with mom, but he slapped me hard and told me to leave. I don't like to stay here Noah, my dad always beats my mom, and I am so weak I can't even protect my mother.
The small child started crying and his best friend held him tightly.
"Don't worry Aiden I am always there for you, you can stay at my house for a few days if you wish."
No Noah I can't leave my mom alone with that man.
Suddenly the yelling stopped and both of them went downstairs slowly.
The scene that the small boys saw shocked them, Aiden's mother was lying on the floor blood dripping from her nose and she was crying slowly, both of them ran towards her.
Mom, mom wake up, are you ok?
"Yes, baby can you hold me so that I can get up."
Both of them helped her, and finally, Mary was able to get up.
Mom, why does dad always hit you? Why don't you leave him, we can run away from him, please mom let's go away from here.
"Baby, we can't go away from him, I love that man, even if he doesn't love me, I care about him, and Aiden, I am about to give birth to your sister baby, how can I raise my two kids on my own? I don't have any money baby, and I was very young when we married each other, I didn't even get the chance to complete my studies baby, who will give me a job?".Aiden your Dad's family doesn't even know about our existence, he was a rebel from the very beginning, he left his own family and never looked back, we were very happy in the early years of our marriage, but suddenly after you turned 5, your father started to change, he started getting involved with the wrong companions, and his nature completely changed, he started coming home less and was always busy with gambling and alcohol. Aiden, we can't leave him baby, but let's just pray some miracle will happen and your dad will again change."
That night Aiden thought is that even possible for that monster to change, how can his mother be so blind in love? That small boy decided that night he will never love someone, love causes only pain and sorrow, he hates love, and he hates that he can't save his mother, but he promised himself to stand up for his mother forever, even if his so-called father beats him to death, he will no longer be a coward and run away, he will face every hurdle.
WHEN AIDEN TURNED 14:
Buba,buba, Aiden heard his sister crying hysterically after he returned from school,
He rushed inside and saw, his father slapping his mother and another woman standing by his father's side and laughing. He marched towards his father and held his hand,
"Leave my hand Aiden, or else I will slap you too,"
I will not allow you to beat my mother anymore, you never come home, and when you come, you just beat my mom like a punching bag. What is your problem MR Williams, can't you leave us alone, I can take care of our family, you just leave with that woman, don't you dare allow her to come to our house.
"You can take care of everything, ok let's just see then, I will not come home anymore Mary, and I will not provide any penny for your worthless children."
"No no, I am sorry, please don't leave us honey", his mother pleaded to that monster.
Aiden was shocked and angry, how can his mother plead with that monster, he looked at his mother and saw her fully swollen face with blood and bruises.
Mom, why? he asked her
"Baby when you love someone, you can compromise everything, you can sacrifice all of yourself, I can't leave without him Aiden".
Mom, you are hurting so much, how can you forgive this monster,
"Look son how weak is your mother, I hate her, but she is so vulnerable that she can't stay away from me, I love Rita now, and I am going to marry her, I will soon divorce your mother because that woman will never leave me", his father mocked.
His mother started crying and begging his father, and that monster kicked her and left with the other woman.
Aiden held his mother and aided her wounds, her little sister came towards him and sat on his lap,
"Bubba what is Divorce?" his innocent baby sister asked.
Baby you don't have to worry about those things, your bubba is always there for you and mom, you just don't cry.
Aiden went to his room that night, he loved literature and writing, so that night he took his pen and started writing, he thought everything about his mother, how she loved his father, even though that monster tortured her so much. Is love such a strong emotion, can love destroy someone's life so badly?
Suddenly an idea crossed his mind, if his father would reciprocate his mother's feelings would they have a happily ever after, would they be a happy family, not a dysfunctional family? He imagined their happy family, where his father is a good man, and he loves his mother and sister. He started imagining and his pen was continuously moving, he went on writing that whole night and when he finished his writing, he saw it was noon, he closed his diary and went downstairs, he saw his mother and sister and again reality struck him hard, he was not in his imaginary world anymore, he was facing reality.
WHEN AIDEN TURNED 18:
"Hey, buddy are you coming to Jimmy's party ".
No Noah you know I can't go, I have to work in the garage tonight and tomorrow is Andrea's birthday I promised her I will stay with her tonight.
"Oh ok buddy then I am also not going, let me drop you home".
Ok, let's go.
Aiden never thought that day will turn out to be the worst day of his entire life, which will change him completely.
When Aiden reached his house, he saw all the lights were off,
"Buddy is your electricity bill not paid?"
No Noah I paid them last week, let me switch on the lights.
As soon as he turned the lights on, his whole body shook, both his mother and sister were lying unconscious on the floor, his mother's wrist was cut open and blood was spilling out from her wounded area continuously.
He stood like a statue as if his body has turned completely cold and had no emotion left, suddenly he heard Noah shouting and he came back from his state.
"Aiden we need to take them to the hospital soon, please be a strong buddy."