NEIGHBOURS

It is the next morning and the events from last night are still fresh in my mind. I don't believe myself that I let an eight year old boy do my dirty work. It's just mum and I and I am the only male in her life that won't hurt, I am the only male that provides and protects her.

My mum had me at sixteen and my dad bailed, so it is my duty as a man to be there and help her. I rub my eyes, get out of bed and out a shirt on and get ready to face the reality of my consequences.

Mum thinks that I go out and work but truth is I go out and do dirty jobs, and I still can't believe I let a young boy ben help me to get some money, I saw the laptop in the window and know how much they are worth so I thought if he got it, I could go and sell it.


I shuffle into the living room and see my mums back to me, sitting on the couch.

"Mum I'm sorry." I try and apologise

"I will make you blueberry pancakes for you every single day." I try bribery. I go to sit next to her on the couch but she can't even look at me in the eyes.

"I'll even do the laundry." I try again. "Is this your attempt to an apology?" She asks with her mad eyes.

"Look I am sorry, but I am not sorry for going out trying to make money and provide for us." I say the truth.

"Harry, I am the parent, not you." She cries.

"I'm sick of running mum." I whisper.

"Harry I don't wan your excuses, no more of this please I mean you got a little boy to do your dirty work, that is not the boy I raised." She hits me with the truth.

"I'm sorry." I apologise yet again.

"I have to get to work, please stay out of trouble" I nod my head maybe time she will forgive me.



The house is very boring so I decide to change and see if there is any fun in this street.

I walk out of my house and across the spot a group of people who seem to be my age, I see the girls sitting around doing nothing like usual, while the boys are kicking a soccer ball around. That is my dream to be a professional soccer player, I will be someone if I ever get out f this town.


"WHOO TAKE THAT TOMMO". Someone yells and they turn around
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Giving everyone around a hi five. It's Bridget from last night wow she plays soccer, no she plays soccer very well.

"HARRY" Someone yells and it's Ben. I bend down to his height "Hey little man. Hoe are you." i ruffle his head. "Good and yourself." He is very well mannered little boy. I smirk "I'm good buddy." I stand back up to my height.

"Can you come over one day and do some reading please?" He asks me kindly. Something we did when he ran away from home, he ran away because apparently his dad had been nagging him to clean his room but he never did and so he felt the need to run away. One day when he pulled a book out of his back pack he asked me if I could read it to him but I said no and then he explained he didn't know how so I changed my mind.

"I don't think that's a good idea buddy."

"BEN GET AWAY FROM HIM" His dad comes out yelling.

"NO DAD I"M FINE" Ben crosses his arm.

"COME BACK INSIDE" He demands. "No I want to stay here with Harry."
"He isn't a good boy Ben." Great I am being judged and labeled for one mistake I made.

" HARRY IS MY FRIEND" He defends me wrapping his little arms around my leg hugging it.



"Ok I'm going to be at Uncle Steve's. I will get Bridget to watch you."
"Thanks Dad." He smiles and his dad glares at me and walks off.

"What do you wanna do?" I ask him, "you can meet some of my other friends" He looks over to the group who are playing with soccer ball. "Yea sounds good" Maybe I should try and make some friends in the town I will be here for a while.

We start to walk over. "BEN COME ON WERE GOING INSIDE NOW" Bridget yells, looking at her cousin only.

"You can come to." He looks up at me. "It's ok maybe some other time." I watch until Bridget takes him and make my way back to my house.

As I walk I see my mum and some other guy, god don't tell me she's dating this tool. Another thing about my mum she always ends up falling for tools I try and warn her but she always end up getting hurt.

"Mum" I call her and she says something to the guy.

"Harry" she says and he remains silent.

"Hi I'm Harry, her son" I extend my hand out and he shakes it. "Anne you need to tell him." He says like I' m not here. "It's ok I get it, your dating my mum" I say bluntly. Although he seems a bit young for her he looks a bit older than me eww.

"Oh no you have it all wrong." He says. "Harry sweetheart."


"What he hell is going on?" I ask them both.

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