IN MY DARKEST HOUR YOU ARE MY LIGHT

MARCUS'S POVI knew that I had disappointed my father yet again, and sometimes I wondered if I was really his actual son.“James you shouldn't talk to your son in such a horrible way, he's just a child” mother said angrily as she wiped my tears away.Father scoffed furiously.“Who knows, maybe he's not even in my blood thanks to the affairs you were having,” he said acidly.“Enough James!” Mother yelled as she couldn't take the nasty comments anymore.“I admit that I haven't been a perfect wife, but I swear on our son's life Marcus is your son James.”I stared at my father like he was the worst person in the world. He was always an absentee father figure in my life. I never received any love from him. He was always cold and distant, but I still found myself craving his attention and fatherly love.“This is your own flesh and blood James or are you just too blind to see that this is

FAITH'S POVTHREE MONTHSThe news about losing my daughter spread like wildfire thanks to Mabel. That was the problem with her. She couldn't keep a secret to herself and that's why I never bothered to tell her the actual truth.James hadn't been home for almost a year and I had finally lost hope for our marriage. It was already dead.Today was Marcus's birthday. My little boy turned seven years old today I wanted him to celebrate his birthday in Disneyland.I just had to keep everything a surprise otherwise everything would be ruined.That morning I decorated the house with balloons, ribbons, birthday posters and party streamers.Luckily the birthday boy was at school, so it gave me enough time to plan everything for his birthday bash.I ordered him a chocolate cake and his favorite meal from his favorite restaurant.I had already p

MARCUS'S POVAs a young boy I was broken and miserable, very miserable indeed. To take things off my mind I went outside to play a game of basketball.I only played to get the anger I was feeling out of me. These past days I have got a bit depressed. It's been six long years and nothing has changed.My dad and his wife have four kids. I'm surprised that their marriage has lasted this long.I shot my basketball through the hoop and scored. Not only that, but I was good at basketball, but I was never interested in making a career.It was just a hobby and a distraction I needed to keep me busy.I joined the school track team to keep myself busy. It was a good workout, and it changed my physique. Even though I was just a fourteen-year-old boy the work gave me a six-pack and a few hard core muscles.I was really tall and most of my classmates kept mistaking me for a grad

MARCUS'S POVHer name was Chelsea. It was such a lovely name, and it suited her as well. It was clear that she wanted us to be friends, but honestly we could never be friends and I didn't have the time to make friends. I was too busy trying to straighten out my messed up life.I was too busy dealing with the darkness that I've kept inside me ever since my mother passed away.Furthermore, I felt like exploding and going on a rampage whenever I saw my father's face.He deserved to be sentenced to death for what he did to mother, and I promise one day I'll make him pay, and he'll have to face the law for the murder he committed years ago.I was full of darkness, and she was a ray of light and I would only taint her with my inner demons.My darkness was contiguous.She was full of life, bubbly, cheerful and happy while I don't even remember the day I smiled.

MARCUS'S POVIt seemed like an endless tunnel full of darkness. I kept following it each step I took sent a chill down my spine it was oddly cold and silent.The only sound that I could hear was my rapid breathing.Where the heck was I?My eyes lazily scanned the room but I couldn't make out a single thing in the darkness.Then I heard a voice singing."Once you wish upon a star…make a silent wish in your heart.""Is someone there?!" I yelled but my voice only echoed in the darkness and the song stopped.The darkness inside me was haunting me.Something rushed past me and I fell to the ground staring at the darkness. It slowly began to disappear and I found myself in a forest. It sinked and reeked of very foul smells.I covered myself quickly when I felt my stomach churning.Oh no I was