A Broken Mother, A Broken Son, A Broken Family

She noticed that Walter was coming out again and she stood up ready to stop him in case he was planning on running away from the house.

Surprisingly Walter rushed up to her and slammed a few documents at her face. She stood there speechless while looking at the familiar documents that had fallen on the floor as her heart tightened.

"You're my mother?" he asked with tears in his eyes, "You think I didn't know? I knew all along that you were my mother! But what are these?"

He bent down and picked up the first file, "this…you sold me off! You claim to have sacrificed a lot for me yet you sold me off to strangers! You think I don't know what will happen in 10 years' time when I turn 18?"

He slammed his hand hard on the wall with tears covering his face as he choked but he continued, "If you loved me as you claim you do then why do you have to be signing contracts to maintain my custody every five years?