Alexander Burke
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For the past hour, I had been trying to calm Jason down. He wouldn’t stop crying and screaming. Jason had gotten fed up and was demanding to see mother right at that moment.
I tried all the previous methods that I always used to distract him but all my efforts were wasted. Emily also tried her best to calm him down but he refused.
I was exhausted and didn’t know what to do.
I couldn’t tell him the truth about his mother. He was too young to know that she was in prison. I couldn’t let him live his life in pain.
I sat down and watched him helplessly as he cried uncontrollably. “Jason, please calm down. Do you want ice cream? Do you want to sleep? You’ll see your mother tomorrow.” I repeated what I had been saying for the past couple of minutes. I had to say any
