i will always remember the day i was slapped by my mother.i did somehting very wrong that infuriated her.she was angry that i played truant everyday of the week.i sobbed and had a huge arguement with her.i grabbed my mobile phone from the dining table and dashed out from my home.
i walked aimlessly alone on the road.after a long walk,i somehow got to the beach.suddenly,i saw a stranger sitting on the beach.he was a little older than i am.he was casually dressed with polo t-shirt and baggy light blue jeans.when i took a good look at him,he was smoking and drunk.getting up unsteadily from the sand,he made his was towards the dark sea.
i was shocked at what i saw.i could not believe my eyes.was he trying to kill himself?immediately i rushed towards him.pulling him away from the sea.i thanked god i saved him.i dragged him back to the beach.i sat beside him quietly watching him mumble.i stayed with him until he became sober.
after some time,he slowly opened his eyes and looked at me.clearly he did not recognise me.so he looked puzzled.i assured him that im harmless by giving him a gentle touch on his handsome face.the man said "hey" to break the silence.shyly,i said "hi" in a soft voice.we started a conversation.weintroduced to ourselves.the beach getting dark as the sun had set a long time ago.he asked if i want to follow him to a park not far away.
there were not many people at the park.he walked straight to the swing.he started talking.first a little about himself.then more about his dead mother.as he did that,tears started rolling down his cheeks.in a trembling voice,he spoke about his dying mother who was now lying motionless in the hospital bad of the Intensice Care Unit.
to him,his mother was everthing.he loved no one more than her.so,he was going to miss her terribly when she is gone.listening to his sad story made me sad.i realised i still have a mother,one who loved me and was still alive,unlike him.i must thanks "Edward" for he taught me something tonight.
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