Chapter 5
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Chapter 5
“Atticus! It’s Saturday but that doesn’t mean that you will wake up late! I have work today, clean the house and buy foods from the grocery. I left the money at the table!” his father shouted.
He immediately get up from his bed when he heard his father. He run out of his room and he found him on the sofa looking at his cell phone.
“P-Papa, I thought your work is just weekdays? Aren’t you going to rest today?” he asked.
His father just glanced at him, “Our boss pick some men to work today, he will pay us double and I am one of the workers he picked.”
“O-Oh, then, do you want to eat first? I will cook!” he told him.
Alfred just shook his head, “No need, I already drink coffee, that’s enough. I left the money on the table, after you get your eyeglasses make sure to buy foods at the supermarket.”
When his father took his bag and go out he walk towards him.
“T-Take care, Papa!” he said.
After his father left the house Atticus punch in the air, finally! They are being good now to each other! He can’t believe it! They are talking normally like what father and son don. He wished for this kind of relationship for them and now finally! He is so happy.
Actually, Atticus woke up early that day because, he’s happy because last night his father gave him money to buy for new glasses. He can still remember their conversation last night.
Atticus saw his father walking towards the table. He saw that he looked at the coffee and then he sits. He turned his back again to put the noodles on the boiling pan.
“Here’s the money, buy a new eyeglasses.”
He looked behind him for a second when he heard his father and then he saw a bill on the table he almost drop the plastic of the noodles on the pan.
“Hurry, I am hungry, I didn’t eat outside.” His father said.
Atticus smiled when he heard his father; it’s not really a bad night for him, not really.
After he was done cooking the noodles he placed it on the table and takes two plates. He puts rice on the two plates, he gets cold water on the refrigerator and when he was done he sit in front of his father.
“Thank you for the money, Papa.” He said.
His father just looked at him and never says anything. They eat silently, because Atticus doesn’t want to anger his father he didn’t talk and he just continue eating silently. After his father was done eating he left and goes in his room.
“Thank you, Papa.” He murmured. He’s looking at his father’s back while saying that.
For Atticus he always reminds himself to be strong, he needs to be because things will not go as what he wants it to be. He will face a lot of problems every day and he needs to be tough to face all the problems.
When his mother died and his father started to beats him and treat him like he’s nothing he accepted that fact, Alfred blamed him for his mother’s death and that’s maybe the reason why until now his father is acting that way.
But a while ago, he gave him money. That’s the first time that he didn’t ask him for money and Alfred voluntarily gave him. He smiled; maybe his father is slowly changing for the better, for them as a family.
“Because it’s Saturday tomorrow I can go to the optical to have my new eyeglasses. I can’t wait to have a new one.” He told himself.
Atticus sleeps with a light feeling that night.
What a great morning for him! He’s so happy he had a good conversation before his father goes to work. Atticus started to clean the house and after he was done he takes a bath and prepares to go out to have his new eyeglasses.
He looked outside his room’s window and saw that it’s raining outside. He doesn’t have an umbrella, how is he going to out?
“I think I will need to wait for the rain to stop before going out,” he said.
Atticus waited for the rain to stop and he just watch on TV. Even if he cannot see the movie he is watching clearly he can still hear and understands what’s happening. Atticus has sharp ears.
“Stop! You need to obey me! I am stronger than you and you must obey everything I will command.”
Atticus frowned, why do strong people always do that to weak people? They make weak people’s life miserable by telling them to do whatever they want. They can’t rule someone’s life like that because they have their own lives. And not because you are strong you will get advantage of you strength, it’s not like that.
“If I am strong I will use my strength and bravery to help those weak people. That’s the right thing to do, not that. You should respect your fellow men by helping them using your strength. A real strong person doesn’t hurt other.” He said.
But Atticus wished he’s strong so he can fight Dalton, his bully classmate and prove him wrong after he bullied him o many times.
“You!”
Atticus surprised when the person on the screen points a finger at him.
“You should obey me so that your life will be safe!”
“W-What? No! My life is safe, I am safe, no one’s gonna hurt me again,”
He looked like a crazy man talking to the person on the TV screen,
“No! Everyone will suffer after tomorrow, all of you will suffer! You will face the consequences if you are not going to obey my command!”
Atticus immediately takes the remote and turn off the TV.
“Whew, that’s weird, the man on the screen looks like he’s really talking to me.” He said tom himself.
When Atticus looked outside he saw that the rain has stopped.
“Okay! Time to go the optical!” He said smiling.
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