Mr. Red By Duke Lott 9/6/2023

The Year is 1954! Mother brought all the kids this time. The diaper bag was full of diapers, bottles and all the usual belongings that usually accompanied us when we were away from home. The strange thing was, this time Mother brought more blankets than we would take, weird that I noticed, it made me very suspicious and uncomfortable. While in the car I began to wonder and couldn't figure out for the life of me, lately around the house Mother has not been paying attention to us kids like days past. She was always right on top of things and as being the oldest I would notice because I would help, Mother didn't really have to watch me. My sisters and brothers have been enjoying more freedom, running around the house like crazy, yelling, screaming and fighting. When Mother did say anything, lately, she would completely lose her temper! Mom is a very soft spoken lady, with not much to say! Now that's not who Mother is. Her temper is very strong and scary. Dad is never around! Always drunk! When he is home all he does is lay on the couch, eating and drinking his cheap whiskey.

Mom has been crying a lot lately, especially at night. The other night I swear Mother was having a conversation with a man, but Dad wasn't home. I actually seen it with my own eyes, I opened the door to see Mom all alone talking to a man, but there was no man there. She was sweating, cursing profusely. I walked in the room and said, Mother who are you talking to" She replied, No One! Then a glass flew off the table, boom, breaking on the floor scaring the life out of me. These conversations between Mom and the Man I now know she calls "Mr Red" became more frequent and violent. She tried to hide it but it became apparent that Mr. Red was making Mother mad, sad, angry & violent. The nasty cuss words she would use around us kids seemed so dubious that I began to seriously worry! Mother was having a conversation with Mr. Red, it seemed like they were arguing about Mother killing people, she was trying to refuse! It got interrupted by the kids! This conversation with Mr. Red ended with Mother frantically crying. The next Conversation between Mom and Mr. Red made me worry about the safety of us kids! Is Mom going to make us vanish? It seemed Mr. Red was telling Mother that she needed to get rid of us and Father.

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