All Chapters of The Child's Father: Chapter 11 - Chapter 13

He drew the chair to face me who was sitting on the bed.I drew a deep breath and made quick guesses. I told him everything about myself, all the sufferings I had passed through... practically everything but I left out me sleeping with John and Mr Grumpy and about Reverend Lawrence raping me.It was too sensitive a topic and way too personal for me to just disclose it to someone I barely knew like that. I simply said I couldn't get any money to treat my mother and that's why she died.He listened to me with rapt attention and had a sympathetic look on his face.I explained how I never knew my dad nor any of my relatives. I also told him how my mum had been bedridden and I had to become the family's b

It had been more than a week since I started living with Amsey.He stayed in a mini flat and so, there was only one bedroom in the apartment. He used a curtain to divide the bedroom in half and took one part after he got a mattress.Amsey was a really nice guy and gave me whatever he felt I needed but he was over protective. I hadn't even stepped out of the house since I moved in.I was bored and tired of staying indoors. It only brought me thinking of what had happened in the past. I needed to see the world outside. Maybe I'd feel relieved knowing more people and interacting with people.Amsey left home in the morning and came home in the evening. I'd just sit doing nothing and then I'd start thinking of the sad events that had happened.Maybe I needed some sort of distraction. I could get a job that'll keep me busy always and then, I wouldn't think of the bad things that had happened