Mad and Sad
Nadia
stood trembling in the bushes watching the door & waiting. She could hear
the noise, as could all the neighbours. People were starting to come to
their front doors and look, standing out on their front steps and gossiping.
Nadia pushed herself further into the shrubbery so they wouldn’t see her; she
worried they might take her.
She’d
heard about that happening at school. If people found out things weren’t right
at home, they took you away to live with another family. She didn’t want that
to happen. If they did that how would she protect her mother? If they took her
too maybe it wouldn’t be so bad, but where would they go? And what would happen
to her brother? She could feel her breath getting short and her limbs feeling
twitchy as the sick feeling in her stomach spread.
There was
a big crash inside and Nadia felt her belly jump. What was he doing in there to
her mum? She heard her mother cry out. She was torn between rushing in and
staying put. She stayed put. Mum always said, stay put, it’s not safe when your
brother gets in one of his rages.
She stuck
her fingers in her mouth. It helped sooth her. She started to hear crying. It
was loud crying – not her mother’s. She felt her stomach loosen. When he did
that, it meant the end. It meant things would calm down now. Whatever had upset
him was now making him sad, not angry anymore.
She took
in a sudden breath and it helped. Things were different for her brother, people
didn’t understand that. He felt things too much. He couldn’t stop it and it
made him mad. He’d let her hug him now. And her mum too.
Such a lovely story! Makes you wonder what affliction the brother has. Thanks for joining in x
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