6. While father is Away

After my knife incident father spent less time at home and more time at work. After all that I had been through and felt as if father had given up on me, his is still my protector. Mother would only abuse about half the amount as if father were gone. It became a habit for father to help me with the dishes; father washed and I dried. We would have small conversations at a tone at which mother nor could my brothers hear. Father always promised that me and him both would get out of my mothers madhouse, I felt it was my fault that he was still here. Mother finally put an end to father helping me with the dishes. She claimed that he gave too much attention to me and not others in the family, father gave in as usual. The witch had full control of the entire household. Father now stayed away, and he only came home for a small amount of time. Father began to change he would come home drunk, with black circles under his eyes. Mother’s anger would be directed to me. My punishments became worse than ever. I began to act out.Mother had a friend named Shirley, I’m guessing she suspected my abuse and called it in. Mom was under investigation. The social worker questioned me and I answered what mother had told me to say, and what I been saying for many years; I must of said something wrong. Mother cursed and insulted me intensely. I would find myself mesmerizing about father, soon I come to conclusion that he is truly gone; maybe forever.