IT ENDS WITH US

Chapter one

It was a cold early morning, The state of georgia were celebrating Thanksgiving.

*Knock! Knock!* , who is there Brendan speaks out

A voice of an elderly man echos “it’s the police “

Brendan reached out for the door

“Good morning sir “

“Young man Good morning” the police man replied

A sad expression written all over the police man face

“Son where is your father “ the police man said

“He is down by the street went to get a couple of drinks as usual “

Mr Rodgers known as a drunk in the neighbourhood wasn’t a surprise to the police man

Slow walks and torn shirts, mr Rodgers walks sluggishly as he heads towards his home

“Good day mr Rodgers “ the man greeted

“Good day sir how can I help you” mr Rodgers yelled out

“I’m sorry to say this mr Rodgers but your wife just passed away in a fatal accident “

Brendan eyes were as white as snow

Hands began to tremble for he knew he just lost a treasure that cannot be replaced

Mr Rodgers paid no heed to the police man’s words and laughed “Get the hell out of my house my wife isn’t dead” he said as he slammed the door on the police man.

Brendan was shook, his eyes reddened as tears threatened to fall from his eyes

“Shut up you asshole “ Brendan dad yelled at him and went into his room

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The room was full of silence and an air of melancholy swept through.

The night wasn’t young again, Brendan waited for his mother’s arrival which was usually at 9pm every day

She usually came home with his favourite dish; A deliciously made bacon topped with eggs

The clock ticked and Brendan sat on the couch waiting for his mother’s return anytime now.

Time went by but still no sign of his mother, the words the police man said earlier began resurfacing in his memory...what if it really was true?

Mr Rodgers entered the living room with a bottle of beer in his hands as usual.

“Dad mom isn’t back yet “ Brendan said

“Maybe she has a busy day and decided to stay overnight at work she will be home tomorrow I hope so son”

A smile on Brendan face as his dads speaks positively, some that only occurred once in a blue moon.

The phone rang and Brendan rushed to pick up the phone in hopes that it was his mother.

“Hello” he answered

“Hello Rodgers come join us at the bar we getting high on some new whiskey this morning” A loud voice spoke from the other side of the phone

“It’s his son “ Brendan face dropped. Calls like this were as common as the sun rising to him

“Wtf!! Sorry son “ The phone hung up

It’s 10am in the morning and still no presence of his mother

Mr Rodgers began making calls , calling a lot of her colleagues and none of them happened to know her whereabouts

“Sir she left for her house by 5pm yesterday sir “ one of the colleagues answered

“Okay thank you “ mr Rodgers said

His eyes became so red, mr Rodgers loves his wife so much , he could do anything for her

It’s 3pm on a Tuesday afternoon still no sign of his wife

He reached for the police station and filled a missing complaint

The chief officer in charge called him into his office

“Good day mr Rodgers , we received your complaints , but sir the person your looking for was pronounced dead yesterday in a fatal accident that happened in Wall Street “

Tears began to roll out of eyes , he was speechless for 10min

“Sir I know this is Hard for you , I’m sorry “ Mr David the chief officer speaks out

“No !No this must be a dream “ mr Rodgers yelled out

Aggressively slammed the chair on the floor , cried out , they all held his hands as he was about commuting suicide by falling off the window

“You have a child mr Rodgers , how will your son survive if you kill your self , pls don’t do this to your self sir “

Kept in detention for 30 min , mr Rodgers was then calm and released

Sent home to his son

Mr Rodgers arrived home hugged his son for the very first time in weeks ,

“I love you son” mr Rodgers cried out

“I love you too dad” Brendan speaks out

“But where is mom dad “ Brendan speaks out

“Your mom has gone to visits the Angels in heaven son she will soon be back “

Brendan knew the meaning of this , tears dropped down from his eyes

It’s been a while since he saw his dad cry like this

How would he survive without a mom

Who will bath him, feed him, tell him stories

All this he knows his father could not do

Life meant nothing without his mother , Brendan stopped eating, he stopped going to school

His father let him start working in his farm yard

“Pass me That cutlass son” mr Rodgers said

“I’m tired that, I’m tired of everything, all my mates go to school everyday , I’m here all the day farming” Brendan yelled out

Shocked and quite appalling to mr Rodgers for his son to raise his voice at him leaving him surprised

“What did you just say son”

“I said I’m tired Dad , I can’t do this anymore I just wanna be with mom , i want mom, I miss mom a lot daddy pls take me to mom”

Brendan cried out with tears on his eyes....