Before We Were Roses : 1

He was only a child when he realized he was being punched by a grow man. What was maybe seconds or few minutes felt like hours . Pain lasted for days. Memories lasted forever. It instilled fear and confusion in him, he didn't have time to ask questions when the blows rained down. In the aftermath he would reflect on the absence of his mother in these situations, the anger would rise  when his father was not there to protect him. He couldn't protect himself or his sister from this mans anger. This was child abuse and he felt like they were the only ones who gave a care to stop. The silence and abandonment was crushing on these matters. Someone needed to say something. They said it was similar to screaming at the bottom of lake.