Chapter 11
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Chapter 11
“Mama! Mama! I want to an ice cream! Atticus want an ice cream!” he said.
He was with her mother at home, they are playing inside their house. That was their daily routine every day. After her mama will cook their food she will go and play with him.
“Can I buy your ice cream later, Atticus?” his mother asked him while smiling.
Atticus nodded while he is holding his robot toy that his father gave to him. He has a lot of toys at house; every time his father will arrive at home he has something for him that’s why he has a lot of toys.
“Mama what time will papa come home? I misss him, I want to play my robot with him, he told my yesterday that he’s going to play with me today.” He said.
His mother took the robot and plays it, “I am going to play with you today, okay? Papa is so busy at work; he’s busy earning money for us and for you to have a better future. Can you be a good boy, Atticus?”
Atticus nodded at his mom while he is holding his other robot.
“What do we have for lunch mama? I still want ice cream okay?” he said.
His mama smiled and pinch his cheek, “Yes, yes, dear Atticus, I won’t forget for your ice cream, I will buy it later after we are done playing. But can you promise mama that you are not going anywhere? And you will just stay here?”
Atticus nodded again and stand, he kissed his mother on the right cheek and hugged her tight, “I love you so much, mama, so much! Thank you!!!” he said.
His mother hugged him also and whispered, “I love you too, Atticus! So so so much!”
Atticus started to laugh when his mother started to tickle and kiss him on his cheeks.
“Stop it, mama! Stop it! It tickles!”
When his mother stopped tickling him, she gave him a kiss on his forehead, “Always remember my dear to be happy, okay? And always believe in yourself, there’s a lot of a bad person that will make you feel unwanted, that will judge you and that will do bad things to you.”
Atticus’ forehead furrowed, he can’t understand his mama’s words.
“What are you saying, mama?” he asked.
His mother shook her head and hugged him again.
“Nothing… nothing, Dear Atticus.” She said.
Atticus woke up because he felt something weird. He is cold and his body feels like floating in the air. When he tried to move his hands, he can’t and that’s weird. When he tried to open his eyes, he can’t do it too. What’s happening?
A while ago he dreamed about his mama, and that was the second time that he dreamed about his mother after she died into an accident.
Ah… I can still remember the bloodstains on my father’s clothes when he arrived at home. That was the first time I saw his horrible face. It’s still haunting me.
His father is still blaming him after his mother’s death. He’s really the one to blame because if he didn’t insist to his mother to buy for an ice cream, his mother is still alive by now and maybe his life wouldn’t be ruined and his father will not going to be a drunkard.
Everything that is happening is my fault. It is my fault. Atticus, you are so stupid, you are stupid until now.
He was bullied at school because he is weak, a coward, and an i***t. If only he can defend himself from the bullies his high school life and college would be peaceful and if only his father is treating him right maybe he can have good grades at school.
But everything got worst when he lost his self-confidence, when the world throws all the problems on him. The burden on his back worsened every day; there were times that he doesn’t want to get up and just lie down on his bad for the whole day.
When Atticus heard a bird’s noise he tried to move his hands but he really can’t.
Wait, what? Did papa beat me until I passed out again? But where is the sound of the bird coming from? I never left my window open.
He told to himself.
When Atticus felt cold again, the next sound he heard is the sound of a wind. When he tried to move his hand, Atticus felt his hands are wet.
What the…
Atticus can still hear the sound of the bird and when he tried to open his eyes the light coming in front of him is hurting his eyes.
“W-What… where am I?” he asked.
The bird land on his head and Atticus startled. When he tried to get up that’s when he realised that he’s floating on a water—that he is in an unfamiliar place.
“What the?! W-where am I? wait—what happened?” he asked.
Atticus recalls what happened…
“Aaah!!” Atticus shouted at the Cayaan Bridge. He’s now crying. No cars, no vehicles on the road and he’s just there crying because of what happened to his life.
“I never wanted to be like this, I never wanted to be weak. I wanted to be strong but I can’t even defend myself when everyone was talking bad at me.”
Atticus almost drown when he realised that the water was deep but thank God he knows how to swim but wait—no! He doesn’t know how to swim!
“What the hell is happening?!”
When he touched his face he noticed that he is not wearing his eyeglasses, but his vision is good. It is clear, he can now see clearly! He looked at his face at the water and he notice the big difference on his face.
“Am I still dreaming?! Who the hell is this? This is not me! Where is my body? Whose body is this?” he asked hysterically.
Atticus pinched his cheeks hard and when he felt the pain his eyes widened that’s when he remembers what happened before he passed out.
He was depressed, he was lost. All he wanted to do is to end his miserable life.
It was a rainy night. Atticus laughed; the sky accompanies the pain he feels.
Atticus’ left their house because of too much pain and he knows that his father would not go after him. He went to the Cayaan Bridge and shouted all his resentment. Why does he have to go through all of this?
Has God forgotten him?
Did he forget that he exists? That’s why he’s suffering right now?
He feels too much envy for other people because they live happily. Why can’t he do that?
Atticus looked down and he saw the strong current of the water. He’s sure if he jumps that is the end of everything for him.
“Oh no… no…”
He tried to kill himself! But wait, that was the end and he’s sure he didn’t jump off the bridge! Atticus closed his eyes to remember what happened at the Cayaan bridge.
“No one will know what happened, maybe my body will be at different places before I will be found. Will my father get sad? Or he will be happy because finally, his weak, coward and i***t son is no longer living with him?” Atticus said and laughed.
He doesn’t want to continue his miserable life; He doesn’t want to suffer for so long. He wanted to end it.
He was already standing on the edge of the bridge and his eyes were closed. He was about to jump when heard the voice of Dalton his classmate.
“Someone! Please! Help me!”
W-What?
When Atticus looked where that voice is coming from he saw Dalton. He was shocked at what he’s seeing.
Dalton was shouting for help he saw Dalton was being eaten by a black book. His half body vanished and he was holding on the bridge.
He really tried to kill himself but what happened is really unbelievable!
“I-I saw Dalton being absorbed by a black book…”
Atticus closed his eyes again and thinks of what happened next. He’s not sure of the details, he remembered what happened but not clearly.
“What the? W-what is happening to him? I-I should get out of here.” Atticus told himself and he’s ready to leave when Dalton saw him.
“Atticus! Atticus! Help me! Help me please!”
That was the first time Dalton pleaded, and he didn’t expect the he will say please on him. But no, after what he did, Atticus will not going to help him.
Atticus was about to turn his back and runaway but Dalton shouted again.
“If you will help me, I promise! I promised that I will never bully you again, that I will keep you safe at school and no bullies will come at you!”
Atticus heard that loud and clear.
“I-I am going to kill myself soon, I am not going to school again, I don’t need his help anymore.” He said to himself.
“Atticus!!! Help me!!!” Dalton shouted.
Because he was startled and he didn’t know what to dom Atticus ran and help Dalton.
“Thank you, Atticus!” Dalton said when he was released by the black book.
He was about to say something but what happened was unexpected. Dalton was released by the book and he was pushed by him.
“What the—no! Dalton! Why did you—
“i***t as always Atticus! Now die here!” Dalton said and runaway.
Atticus shouted for help but Dalton runaway and left him. The black book absorbed him and took him to another world.
Atticus eyes widened, his eyes roam around the area and he can see a lot of trees, there are flowers also and rocks.
Holy sheep! I-but… where am I now? Am I inside the book?
He was about to move but Atticus was rooted on his place when he saw a weird color blue creature on the water, the creature is looking at him as if it wanted to go near him. When the creature moved, he was shock to see its teeth.
“N-No no no!”
Atticus run in the water to save his life he was shock when a woman suddenly appeared and killed the creature on the water.
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