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The Lost Boy

The Lost Boy

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Autoren: Dave Pelzer
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children?”
    Aunt Mary cocked her head to one side. “Quite fine.
David
is very polite and extremely helpful around the home. He’s always looking to help out, ” she answered, knowing that Mother had no intention of talking to me directly.
    “Well … you should be careful, ” Mother warned. “He’s tried to hurt other children. He does not get along well with others.
The Boy
is violent. He needs special attention, discipline that only I know how to instill. You don’t know
The Boy.”
    I could feel the muscles on Aunt Mary’s arm become tight as a drum. She leaned forward, giving Mother her best smile -the kind of smile that Aunt Mary would like to slap Mother silly with.
“David
is a fine young man.
David
may be a bit rambunctious … but that’s to be expected considering what
David’s
been put through!”
    Suddenly I realized what was happening. Mother was trying to gain control of Aunt Mary, and Mother was losing. On the outside my shoulders slumped forward, and I gave Mother my timid puppy dog look as I stared down at the carpet. But on the inside my ears became like radar, picking up every phrase, every syllable of the conversation.
Finally,
I said to myself.
Someone had finally put Mother in
her
place. Yes!
    The more I heard Aunt Mary’s tone change toward Mother, the more my face lit up. I was enjoying this. I slowly lifted my head up. I looked right into Mother’s eyes. Inside I smiled.
Well, isn’t this nice. It’s about time,
I said to myself. As I listened to them, my head began to weave from left to right, then back again, as if I were watching a tennis match. Aunt Mary tried again to have Mother acknowledge me. I nodded my head at Mother as I openly agreed with Aunt Mary.
    I began to feel extremely confident.
I
am
someone. I
am
somebody,
I told myself. I could feel parts of my body begin to relax. I was no longer scared. For once, everything was fine -right up until the moment I heard the phone ring. My head snapped to the right as the kitchen phone shrilled. I counted the rings, hoping someone would hang up. I became tense after the nth ring. Aunt Mary turned toward the kitchen. I grabbed her arm.
Come on,
I said to myself.
No one’s home. Just hang up.
But the phone kept ringing – 16, 17, 18 times.
Just hang up! Just hang up!
I could feel Aunt Mary lean forward to get up. I kept my hand on her arm, trying to force her to stay. When she stood up, I followed. My right hand clamped onto her left arm. She stopped midstride and pried my hand off, finger by finger. “David, please. It’s just the phone. For goodness sake, don’t be rude. Now go back in there.” I stood still. I locked onto Aunt Mary’s eyes for a brief moment. Aunt Mary understood. She nodded her head. “Okay, ” she said in a low voice. “Come on, you can stay with me.”
    I let out a sigh of relief as I followed her feet to the kitchen. Suddenly, I felt my left arm being yanked backwards. I nearly lost my footing. I fought to regain my balance. I closed my eyes as I bit my lip. My legs began to shake. Inches in front me sat Mother. Her heavy, raspy breathing made me quiver. Mother’s face was dark red. I could tell that from behind her glasses her eyes were on fire. I tried to search for my savior, but Aunt Mary had already turned into the kitchen.
    I stared down at the carpet, wishing her away. Mother squeezed my arm tighter. “Look at me!” she hissed. I became frozen. I wanted to yell, but my voice became mute. Her evil eyes locked onto mine. I closed my eyes as I felt Mother’s head inch its way toward my face. Mother’s monotone voice became vicious. “Cocky little bastard, aren’t you? Well, you don’t look so tall now. Do you? What’s the matter? Has your little Aunt Mary left you?” she said in a sarcastic, whining voice. Mother then yanked me so close to her face that I could smell her breath and feel droplets of saliva spray on my face. Mother’s voice turned ice cold. “Do you know what in the hell you’ve done? Do you?! The questions they’ve asked me? Do you realize the embarrassment you’ve cost
This Family?”
Mother asked, as she spread her left hand at my brothers sitting beside her.
    My knees began to buckle. I wanted to go to the bathroom and throw up. Mother smiled, showing me her dark yellow teeth. “They think I tried to hurt you. Now why would I do that?”
    I tried to turn my head toward the kitchen. I could barely make out Aunt Mary’s voice on the

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