Then, part 2

Kero was about nine playing on the floor in his living room when he heard the knock of Venus on the door. He stood up, and went to his fathers room to tell him someone was here. Drunken and asleep, Kero shook his shoulder.

"Dad, there's someone here."

"Shut the fuck up i am sleeping."

He slaps Kero, and starts to get up. Kero runs to his room and continues playing.

His father walks to the door and opens it itching his head.

Venus clears her throat and hands him a paper.

"The hell is this?" He asks.

"I'm a friend of your wife's"

He struggles to open the note and starts to read.

David

Thank you for being my lover and my husband, and being the father of my son. Thank you for being there for me ever since we met, thank you for excepting me for me. I want you to know that I loved you with all of my heart. I love Kero just as much. Things haven't been going well for us lately, and my job requires a lot of work and traveling... I don't think I can maintain both my family and my work at the same time. To be honest, I enjoy doing my work more than being home with you... it sounds like a terrible thing to say, but it's true. You've been drinking, and you've gotten violent... I'm sorry. But I'm not coming home tonight. Or any other night. I can't afford to take care of Kero, so please raise him right. For mine and your sake.

Love,

Only yours

"This makes no sense." He looks up at Venus and then back at the paper confused.

"This literally makes no sense at all!"

He says with anger rising in his voice.

"Where did you get this?"

"She told me to give it to you and gave me your address..." Venus said, it was an obvious lie. This all was hardly even believable. But a drunk like David would believe it. After how's he's been to his wife and son, it makes sense for her to leave. But not to leave Kero with him. That would cause definite abuse to Kero if David is violent, but of course anything to keep the peace keeping in dimensions from running in the family right? Especially with the accuracy of his mother's.

"If you see her, tell her to pick up this accident of mine." David spits, and slams the door in her face.

Venus can here yelling inside already.

"No! I didn't do anything!" Screams Kero. She can hear the fear, confusion, and anger in his voice. Poor kid.