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dad
whispered as he gripped me tightly and kissed my hair. ‘It’s very
important you know that I love you son. That will never change, no
matter what.’
    ‘I … want … to … see … Mummy. Please daddy ,’ I sobbed, between gasps for air. I could feel
his shirt getting wet from my tears and I could hardly breathe
between the choking gasps and the jolts my body was making. If mum
was never coming home what about my brother or sister? What would
happen to me and dad without her? Mum always cooked and looked
after me. Who would look after me now? I usually only ever saw dad
in the bathroom in the morning and when he came to kiss me
goodnight. Was I going to be all alone all day? I suddenly feel
very scared.
    ‘Daddy needs to have some time
to deal with this Gabriel and to find us a new house to live in as
I … I can’t live there. Not anymore. So Doug’s parents are
going to look after you until I’ve found us a new home. I’ll come
as visit as often as I can, ok?’
    ‘No,’ I screamed as I hammered
my fists on his chest. He’d just told me that my mum had left me,
now I was never going to see my house or bedroom again and he was
leaving me too? He stood up and sat me back down on the sofa. I
wiped my arm across my face, it was soaking wet. I felt so ashamed,
boys weren’t supposed to cry.
    ‘Be a brave boy for me son. Try
and behave for Mr. and Mrs. Tudor and play nicely with Doug and
I’ll see you soon.’ He bent down and kissed my forehead and quickly
walked out of the lounge. I ran after him into the hall. Mr. Tudor
was holding the front door open, shaking dad’s hand. I caught up
with him as he was trying to leave and flung my arms around his
hips. I didn’t want him to leave me, I just wanted to go and see
mum and go home.
    ‘Don’t go Daddy, please don’t go,’ I sobbed. I sounded like a baby, I knew I did, but right
now I didn’t care.
    ‘Gabriel please , be
strong for me, be a big strong boy. I have to go,’ he
replied as he bent and prised my clutching fingers from his body. I
felt another pair of hands grab me by the shoulders as I wriggled,
trying to get out of their grasp as I screamed violently. Dad
crouched in front of me and looked at me sadly. I heard him saying
something as he ran his hand through my hair, but I felt like I was
underwater, everything was muffled by the noise of my screams and
the blood pounding in my ears. I watched him stand, turn and start
walking away into the darkness, through the snow towards his
car.
    ‘ Daddy ,’ I screamed as I
stretched out my hands trying to reach him, but I was being
restrained too tightly. He didn’t even look back as the front door
was closed and locked. He knew, he knew it was my fault Mum
had got hurt and he was punishing me. It made me cry even harder. I
felt another pair of hands lift me up and suddenly I was in Mrs.
Tudor’s arms and she cuddled me tightly, kissing my hair as I
cried. I buried my face in her neck, she smelled of soap. It was
nice and comforting, but she didn’t smell as nice as my mum, no one
did, no one ever would. I missed her so much, I just wanted her to
come home so I could tell her that I was sorry, that I didn’t hate
her. Mrs. Tudor carried me upstairs, got me undressed and put on my
pyjamas as I stood there, swaying in a daze as I continued to cry.
She gave me my teddy, then climbed into bed with me and stroked my
hair as she cuddled me. I cried for a long time, until I was so
exhausted that I felt my eyes start to close.
    It’s ok, I told myself over and
over. Everything was going to be ok. This was just a horrible
nightmare. I was going to wake up in my own bed to Christmas
morning with Mum and Dad, and I wouldn’t care about my Beyblade, or
any of my presents. I’d just give Mum the biggest cuddle I’d ever
given her and tell her that I loved her. She always smiled when I
told her that I loved her and it was true, I really did. I planned
on telling her every day for the rest of my