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June Holiday 2

"Mummy, when is daddy coming back?" asked the six-year-old boy. Joanne stopped her work, she was not supposed to let Jean know the truth. The painful truth.

Joanne was married to a irresposible and uncaring drunkard. He had always hit her and asked her for more money instead of him supporting the family. As Jean had very little memories of how his father really looked like, he had always wanted to see him. Joanne still remember that fateful day when they were arguing over family matters.

"Do you know how much your son misses you everyday? Joanne shouted at him.

"I don't know, and I don't want to know. Now, if you don't mind. I need more money for beer." her husband hissed.

"Money, money, money. All you know is to get money from me! Can't you just get a job outside?"

"Shut up! Don't tell me what to do. You're in no place to do so!"

"I'm your.." Her husband gave her a tight slap before she could even finish her sentence.

"You're just a woman," her husband shouted in her face and went out of the house. Unable to take all those beatings and scoldings, she decided to leave the family with her son.

Joanna gently rubbed Jean's forehead. Tears were already welling in her eyes. "Son, I will tell you when you've grow up." Being a obedient boy, Jean nodded. But little does he know that that was how his father was like.

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posted by shiyun @ 11:43 PM