They were a happy little family of 4....surrounded by close friends and relatives. Every weekend was filled with trips and outings. The head of the family had worked hard to build a good and comfortable life for everyone. They had 2 little girls and he wanted a son....as is the customary wish here in this country. They had tried once but had failed....a miscarriage that no one in the family ever speaks of to this day. Then it had finally happened....they had a boy and everyone was happy that they were now 5 instead of 4. The abundance of pictures from that era shows how happy everyone felt and how much the future seemed bright. He apparently used to tell everyone about all that he would do with the boy by his side as he grew up.
No one had expected that this was the beginning of a tough and harsh time for them all. The boy's birth was soon followed by financial crises.....death of one of the family's patriarchs....internal squabbles....breaking of bonds.....the list goes on. Times became tougher and tougher....and finally culminated in the head of the family's death....an unexpected...sudden death....one that to this day is not talked about or explained to the boy.
He knows he was the bringer of bad luck....he knows that his coming changed everything about the family.....they may have been 5 but not for long....just under 7 years after his birth they were 4 again and then the splits and fading of bonds....finally leading to being completely dysfunctional. No one blames him for anything but he knows deep down that he was a curse for them all....maybe they think it in the back of their minds....maybe they will never say it out loud. It's not his fault....he never asked for any of this......how could he control whatever fate had in store. All he can say is "I am sorry".......
No one had expected that this was the beginning of a tough and harsh time for them all. The boy's birth was soon followed by financial crises.....death of one of the family's patriarchs....internal squabbles....breaking of bonds.....the list goes on. Times became tougher and tougher....and finally culminated in the head of the family's death....an unexpected...sudden death....one that to this day is not talked about or explained to the boy.
He knows he was the bringer of bad luck....he knows that his coming changed everything about the family.....they may have been 5 but not for long....just under 7 years after his birth they were 4 again and then the splits and fading of bonds....finally leading to being completely dysfunctional. No one blames him for anything but he knows deep down that he was a curse for them all....maybe they think it in the back of their minds....maybe they will never say it out loud. It's not his fault....he never asked for any of this......how could he control whatever fate had in store. All he can say is "I am sorry".......
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