Fates Garden

My family isn't what it seems, things changed once my dad died and mom remarried. My step dad hates me for some reason and when mom isn't around he abuses me and treats me horribly. He changes his act when mom is around though so I can never tell her what he does. My dad died when I was ten years old I'm still recovering from the trauma it left behind in it's wake. I found him on the floor that day, he wasn't breathing his skin was pale and cold. It's like he'd been there for days. Flashback "Daddy, where are you?" I looked around the house... For a child my age I wasn't unfamiliar with being alone, but today was my birthday and the night before dad had told me he was going to be home all day. The silence was deafening yet so loud it made my head spin.. Mom was at work she worked everyday even if dad didn't. she work at the smoke shop down the road and dad... Well, dad was a construction worker but they didn't give him a lot of work. I searched and searched the house until I came to the basement door. Every house on the block had a basement, dad told me this because he had built these houses. "Dad, are you down there?" No answer. Maybe he was working on a project. I quietly opened the door making sure not to spook my dad and mess something up. I walked down the stairs only to see a pool of blood beneath my dad. I ran to him.. "DAD!" NONONONONO this can't be happening not today.. Mom isn't home.. She won't be home for a couple of hours.. End of Flashback It's been about eight years since that day. I still don't know or understand why. Mom said she found an envelope with my name on it but said she wouldn't give it to me until I turned a certain age. It's been years and she hasn't mentioned it at all not once. I honestly think my stepdad has something to do with it, but I can't say for sure. Today I'm getting a job, hopefully, it's by a coffee shop that I go to all the time. I don't go for coffee all the time, sometimes it's just because of this really cute guy I see there. We talk every now and then about all sorts of things. I guess you could say I've got a thing for him but I barely know him. I hope I see him today. After my interview though.