The perfect children

Mommy always wanted us to be perfect, she said 'Why can't you be perfect if you looked perfect?'

I still don't understand.

Mommy said that she will prove daddy wrong, she said that we can be perfect and we will be perfect.

Daddy left us when Little brother was born, daddy said that 'we had problems and that we will never be perfect'

Little brother was born with bright blue eyes! I like them! They remained me of the pretty ocean! But daddy doesn't like it because brother can't see in the morning but he can see in the dark! I think it's really cool! But brother never goes to school, he never came out of our room.

Our bedroom is always dark so little brother can see! I don't like seeing my brother sad, he cries and says 'it hurts' when he looking into the light.

Daddy said that brothers gonna go blind!! I don't want him to go blind! How is he gonna see me? Or you?

Mommy never smiled at us, she always frowned at us, she doesn't like being happy or sad, she doesn't like being anything but angry, she doesn't like seeing other people happy, she doesn't like seeing us happy so we never smile or laugh when she's with us.

I only see her smile in the pictures with daddy.

Mommy wants us to do everything perfectly if not she would hit us, I don't like being hit, it hurts. We get hit if we do something wrong or when we laugh or when we smile or-

"WHERE IS YOUR BROTHER?!"

Oh no, I'm sorry, but Mommy's calling but I promise to be right back! Stay in here puppy don't go out or Mommy will take you.

(I watched the 15-year-old boy walk out of the room, hiding underneath his bed, I could hear his mother screaming at him and his brother.)

What's wrong Mommy?

"I TOLD YOU BOTH TO CLEAN THIS MESS UP!!"

We did mommy!

"DONT TALK BACK! You should be grateful that I haven't kicked you out of the house!!"

I'm sorry

"I told you both to keep this house in perfect shape!! And I came home to find your beds not made! You are the oldest! You should take more responsibility! But you can't can you? With that brain of yours!"

"Don't talk to my brother like that!"

(I want to take a peek but the boy said to wait here for him and not to come out but I did. I crawled out from the bed and looked out of the door, their mother was towering over the two boys, the 15-year-old was holding his cheek while the 14-year-old was glaring up at his mother,)

"What did you say?"

"I said don't talk to my brother like that!" (he pushed his mother!! Grabbing his brothers hand yanking him out of the room they ran for the front door, I followed, they need someone to keep them safe!)

Brother! Where are we gonna go? (They stopped, the younger boy had his eyes closed)

"We're going to Sir's house," he simply replied (The older brother's eyes widen, he held onto his brother's arm)

What happens if Mommy finds us? She would be very mad! I don't wanna get hit!! (The boy cried, tears spilling from his honey brown eyes)

"She won't find us and she won't hurt us!" (The younger boy pulled the boy into a hug, letting him cry into his chest, I nuzzled my head against the boy's leg. He turned his attention on me, scooping me up into his arms, I licked his cheek, earning a giggle.)

Can we keep the puppy? (The older boy asked holding me up in front of his blind brother who placed his hand on my head, stroking my fur. I leaned into his touch, it was relaxing and calming.)

"Of course, how about we give the puppy a name?"

I wanna call puppy Alex! Can we call it Alex? (The boy asked, holding me close)

"Of cause! Alex, it is!" (The younger boy smiled at the older boy)

"Big brother, be my eyes," (The boy took his brother's hand, leading him down the street, turning right and continuing going down the street until they reached the house.)

(The house was old and worn down, I don't think anyone lives there. The paint was peeling off the walls of the house, the path that leads up to the front door was dry and cracked, the lawn was yellow, dead.)

(Once my paws touched the dry and cracked path, the two brothers slowly walked over to the door, I trailed behind them. A whimper left my lips as we got closer and closer to the door, I hid behind the two)