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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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