Year 2006, my mother was all alone when she gave birth to me at the nearest hospital in Eastwoods - a town where all sorts of heinous crime exist, kind of similar to Gotham but only with a non-existent scientifically built characters, just stupid people who are high in drugs. Besides that, you might be wondering where my father is? Well, basically he is an actual asshole who enjoys women sucking his dick. In short, he is a bastard whom mom and I need to get away to. While mom is in pain trying to sneeze me out, this man is probably in his own made-up paradise, enjoying every minute of sex. The time my mother delivered me into this world, debt collectors came knocking at my father's door. When he didn't show any money, he was shot in the head by Akiro, a japanese man who is in his 40's.
At father's location
"Boss, there is no money in his drawers. Just this." The black man showed a wallet picture displaying the wife's image. Akiro nastily smiled, "Wow, didn't know he had a bitch." He went to Eric's corpse and said, "Imma fuck your bitch homie, just like how you fuck with my business. An eye for an eye." Then he crazily smiled and knelt down on one knee. He absorbed the last of his cigar and smoked it right out. The fire isn't gone yet, he held the hair of the laying corpse and angrily put the fire on its tongue, almost turning it black. His men stopped him, "I'll fucking mess up your family." He shouted, and decided to spit on his lifeless body. "Heh, let that shit rot in this hellhole, c'mon."
Back at the hospital
"It's a girl, and oh my, what a beauty! My mother, Elisha, answered with a smile and seconds later, she was asked what name she wanted to give. She weakly said, "Elirra." Then the nurse wrapped me around a towel and gently let my mother hold me in her arms. The moment she met my eyes, she thought to herself that I am the most right thing that has happened in her entire life (though I beg to differ). The nurse interrupted, "I'll be on my way now-" she hints at Elisha, asking for a name. "Oh, uh, it's elisha. And yes, sure, you can go ahead now, thank you."
*Door was opened then closed*
"I guess it's just you and I against this cruel world, sweety." She murmured softly in my ears. Slowly, her lips touched my cheeks and water began forming from her eyes. "I-i'm sorry, I can't stop, I really don't know what to do. However wrong my life choices are, you are the only correct thing that exists in my dreary life." She tightly held me and caressed with cautious care. "I will raise you with utmost love, until my breath gives up, I'll always remind you of the righteous path."
5 years later
*Clang, clang, clang*
"My dear brothers and sisters, on this day, we are blessed by God's holiness. We are locked in forever with his eternal grace. And for that, we are under his love and care. He guides us, he protects us, and he always cares for us."
"Mom, what is he saying?" I was five at the time and was curious about everything. "Father is telling us that God is always there and loves us." I pulled the tip of her long, navy, sleeve dress and asked another one, "Mom, mom, does God still love us even if we are bad?" She chuckled, "You do really love to ask huh? Yes, he still forgives and loves us despite all the wicked things we have com- Mom, what is wicked?" I slip right into her words. She carried me as if I'm just a cat and answered my question, "It is another term for the word bad or evil." Right after her response, I quickly asked the last one "But mom, why do bad people exist?" She was quiet at that point and said, "Because once bad thoughts consume people, they are bound for wicked things." It got me thinking, are bad people created or born? Until the mass ended. A woman, in her 30's, approached my mom. "Is this your daughter now? What a lovely girl." Obviously, she doesn't have any clue of who the woman is. "I'm sorry, but, can I ask who you are? I don't mean to offend or be rude in some way- Oh no, no, that's fine. I was the one who suddenly went to both of you. I am the nurse, who assisted you way back your pregnancy days." It seems that she is slowly recognizing the woman. "Oh my, yes! Thank you so much for that! I'm really sorry if it took minutes to remember." The nurse hurriedly opposed her apology. "Really, everything's good. You don't have to be sorry." And offered a reassuring smile. "By the way, how are you doing?" My mom was about to answer, but her phone rang. "Hold on just a second." While raising her index finger. She pulled out the phone from her pocket, then answered the call. My mom was still holding my hand while she was talking with the person from the call. Her hand squeezed my little hand tightly, I can tell that her fingers are tense, it is shaking.
*Phone call conversation*
"Hello, who is this?" No one answered. Elisha thought to herself, "Maybe they just got the wrong number." She was about to end the call, but a line from the stranger made her freeze, sweat, and anxious. "You living fine, dear? How's your daughter? This is Akiro, the man whom your renowned husband owed 5 million dollars to." She tried to speak up with a straight voice. "What do you want? If it's the money, I can't give it to you, my husband left me nothing." Akiro laughed, "Golly, you're one hell of a bitch. Trying so hard to be tough ey? I just want you to know, you have exactly 10 years to work your debt, or else, your daughter is the payment." Elisha was fueled with anger. She burst out shouting at him, "YOU fUCKER. IF YOU EVER STEP FOOT NEAR MY DAUGHTER, I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU." Elisha garnered attention because of that. "Woah, calm down. I'm giving you enough years to pay up. You don't have to yell. I just want to remind you the consequence of you, not paying. Just finish the debt and we're good, ok?" Elisha put her two fingers on her forehead. She ended the call right after Akiro said that. It was obvious, she was left dumbfounded. I used my right hand to pull the tip of the dress my mom is wearing. She was not responding. The nurse seems to also notice mom's disconcerted state. "Hey, I'm sorry for asking but, you good?" My mom still won't give a glance or at least answer the question. The nurse then decided to snap her fingers. "Hey, you there?"My mom finally regained her senses. "Oh, yes, sorry. What was that again?"