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“Look at what alcohol has done                                            apart on the streets.

           to you, I suggest you'd better stop                                       When I made my                                                                                                         Photo by Ch'ng Tze Ray
           drinking.”                                                                way onto the floor
                                                                                     where my room was
           “Alcohol is the only thing that can                                       situated, I couldn't
           fill the deep dark void in my heart.                                      help but feel eerie. I
           Not like you could.” He sneered.                                          made my way to my

                                                                                     room and stopped
           “Drinking alcohol doesn’t give you
           the right to mistreat your own son.”

           I couldn't hold it in anymore, I had
           to say it.


           The room went silent. Adam’s father
           seemed to have acknowledged what
           I said. Adam left the room and
           I followed suit. I glanced at the                                                                                                                     Youth
           calendar on the way out.



           “1st of August,” I murmured.
                                                                                    out front, it felt
                                                                                    like something was
           Adam hugged me right after                                               inside, I didn't dare                                                                Written by Jestine Loh
           I closed the door. His heart                                             to open the door.
           must have ached when I said
                                                                                                                                                                             oh such delicate beauties,
           that. That weight on his chest                                           After spending a
           is finally lifted. We went back                                          minute at the door                                                                     Flowers,
                                                                                                                                                                                   growing petals vibrant as a plume.
           to the hostel feeling refreshed. The                                     giving myself a pep                                                                       a gift from Mother Nature,

           breeze had never felt so soothing                                        talk, I held my breath                                                                      a blessing to the eyes.
           before. It felt like something was                                       and gently pushed the                                                                        From seedling to bloom,
           about to change, hopefully for the                                       door open.                                                                                      Oh such youthful beings,
           better.                                                                                                                                                                    facing the wonders of the world.
                                                                                           I was speechless; I                                                                         Budding flowers filled with glee,
           August 21st 2020                                                         had to do something;                                                                                surrounded by mysterious trees.
           A few weeks have passed since the                                        this was the final
           argument, Adam’s mental health has                                       straw; things like this
           improved a lot. He hasn't gone home since                                can’t keep happening,
           then. During this weekend, he decided                                    and I won’t allow
           to go back to check up on his father. It                                 it. Feelings of rage
           reminded me of my family, so I decided to                                entered my body.
           pay them a visit as well.

                                                                                              It is finally time
                 During Sunday night, on the way                                    to take action.
           back to the hostel, it was an unusually
           stormy night, some of the trees fell

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