When Family Bonds Fade

I knelt at Grandpa’s feet, begging him not to send me away.

He showed not a trace of pity. He kicked me away and gave a sinister laugh.

“You want your mother to have a better life, don’t you? Once you’re gone, she’ll get the good life she deserves.”

In the end, I limped onto the bus.

Luckily, I was reborn just as I was getting off.