Post by yuki on Jun 4, 2006 9:10:02 GMT -5
It had been so long ago that his father had gave up his custody to his mother. He was so young at that age that he didn't know what to think. Big, dark green eyes stared up at the picture of the man that he never knew when he arrived at his mother's house. A gentle hand swept through his hair and said, "Come, dear. Its time for your nightly bath." it was the voice of his mother, who had shortly went to prostitution when his father stopped paying child support.
Pale eyelids were solid over his green eyes, and they twittered every now and then. Flashbacks filtered through Oliver's mind as he slept in his untidy, blue and black striped bed. His head hung slightly off the edge and saliva snaked its way out of his mouth, dripping to loose sheets of paper that he had carelessly tossed aside after scribbling some creature out of boredom. His black hair was in a mess, as he usually rolled around in his sleep.
He saw his father. He was around five when he last saw him. James, his father, was lifting Oliver into the air to do "The Airplane" that Oliver loved so much. Oliver was smiling then and appeared to be happy. James lifted Oliver over many objects and was laughing right along with Oliver.
Oliver remembers his father saying, "I will always be here for you, son." Then, in a blink of an eye, it was all gone. Swirling down the drain, every word, every action taken by his once-loving father. He was six then, and his father was giving up custody of Oliver. Oliver remembers that James said he wasn't Oliver's real father and that he was only taking care of him because he had nothing better to do with his time.
Oliver started to shed tears when Teresa, his mother, was pulling away from James' house and out of the neighborhood that Oliver never saw again until he was sixteen. He had revisited the neighborhood several weeks after his mother's death. She had told Oliver about what James did when he was young and told him where it happened.
He stood outside his old house, his hands were in his faded blue jeans pocket and his black hair was still in a mess. He hardly ever brushed it after getting out of bed. He was told by his mother that James died several months after giving up custody, but he though that was just a cover up and really didn't believe it.
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A knock came on Oliver's door. "Oliver, dear, time to get up!" it was his aunt who he had recently moved in with. Oliver slightly twitched and replied with a mumbled, " okay.."
Oliver grunted and rolled off his bed, landing on his back in his messy, clothes-covered bedroom. He pulled himself up by clenching his hands around his sheets. The knock came again. "Oliver, come on and get up. Breakfast is ready." Oliver sneezed. "I'm up, woman!" he grunted again and stood up, ruffling his already messy hair with his almost pale hand and looked around with sleepy green eyes.
He grabbed a pair of baggy, faded blue jeans from his drawer and pulled out a baggy black shirt from his closet. He stared silently as the hanger fell to the floor. Oliver shrugged his shoulders and pulled on the clothes he picked out. He grabbed his i-pod and headphones from his desk and headed out his room door and down the stairs to the kitchen.
"Morning Aunt Melanie." he put on a tired smile, but it faded just as quickly as it appeared. "Good morning, Oliver." she replied, her voice was innocent. Melanie and her husband, John, were very religious people and had many different figures and pictures of Jesus and Mary the Virgin throughout their house. They are good Christians and go to Church every Sunday and Wednesday.
Oliver grabbed a bagel from the table, his bag, which he slung over his shoulder, and pulled on his ragged black shoes. "I'm off now." he said and headed out the door. The Harris' yard was decorated nicely in shrubs with full-bloomed flowers, and many different, colorful and vivid flowers.
Oliver headed down the street, placing his headphones to his ear and turning on his headphones, and went toward school. He hated school, but he was rather decent at it. Ever since his parents died, he has promised his deceased parents' that he would finish school and get a good career going, possibly open his own business. His relatives were rooting for him also.
Oliver came into view of the school and headed up the cement stairs to the doors that blocked out the real world. He let out a sigh and put his i-pod into his pocket and pushed open the brass doors to the school. He glanced around slowly and headed through the corridors, his shoes squeaking slightly with every step taken.
Pale eyelids were solid over his green eyes, and they twittered every now and then. Flashbacks filtered through Oliver's mind as he slept in his untidy, blue and black striped bed. His head hung slightly off the edge and saliva snaked its way out of his mouth, dripping to loose sheets of paper that he had carelessly tossed aside after scribbling some creature out of boredom. His black hair was in a mess, as he usually rolled around in his sleep.
He saw his father. He was around five when he last saw him. James, his father, was lifting Oliver into the air to do "The Airplane" that Oliver loved so much. Oliver was smiling then and appeared to be happy. James lifted Oliver over many objects and was laughing right along with Oliver.
Oliver remembers his father saying, "I will always be here for you, son." Then, in a blink of an eye, it was all gone. Swirling down the drain, every word, every action taken by his once-loving father. He was six then, and his father was giving up custody of Oliver. Oliver remembers that James said he wasn't Oliver's real father and that he was only taking care of him because he had nothing better to do with his time.
Oliver started to shed tears when Teresa, his mother, was pulling away from James' house and out of the neighborhood that Oliver never saw again until he was sixteen. He had revisited the neighborhood several weeks after his mother's death. She had told Oliver about what James did when he was young and told him where it happened.
He stood outside his old house, his hands were in his faded blue jeans pocket and his black hair was still in a mess. He hardly ever brushed it after getting out of bed. He was told by his mother that James died several months after giving up custody, but he though that was just a cover up and really didn't believe it.
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A knock came on Oliver's door. "Oliver, dear, time to get up!" it was his aunt who he had recently moved in with. Oliver slightly twitched and replied with a mumbled, " okay.."
Oliver grunted and rolled off his bed, landing on his back in his messy, clothes-covered bedroom. He pulled himself up by clenching his hands around his sheets. The knock came again. "Oliver, come on and get up. Breakfast is ready." Oliver sneezed. "I'm up, woman!" he grunted again and stood up, ruffling his already messy hair with his almost pale hand and looked around with sleepy green eyes.
He grabbed a pair of baggy, faded blue jeans from his drawer and pulled out a baggy black shirt from his closet. He stared silently as the hanger fell to the floor. Oliver shrugged his shoulders and pulled on the clothes he picked out. He grabbed his i-pod and headphones from his desk and headed out his room door and down the stairs to the kitchen.
"Morning Aunt Melanie." he put on a tired smile, but it faded just as quickly as it appeared. "Good morning, Oliver." she replied, her voice was innocent. Melanie and her husband, John, were very religious people and had many different figures and pictures of Jesus and Mary the Virgin throughout their house. They are good Christians and go to Church every Sunday and Wednesday.
Oliver grabbed a bagel from the table, his bag, which he slung over his shoulder, and pulled on his ragged black shoes. "I'm off now." he said and headed out the door. The Harris' yard was decorated nicely in shrubs with full-bloomed flowers, and many different, colorful and vivid flowers.
Oliver headed down the street, placing his headphones to his ear and turning on his headphones, and went toward school. He hated school, but he was rather decent at it. Ever since his parents died, he has promised his deceased parents' that he would finish school and get a good career going, possibly open his own business. His relatives were rooting for him also.
Oliver came into view of the school and headed up the cement stairs to the doors that blocked out the real world. He let out a sigh and put his i-pod into his pocket and pushed open the brass doors to the school. He glanced around slowly and headed through the corridors, his shoes squeaking slightly with every step taken.