PRETTY BOY- BRUTAL LOVE
CHAPTER :1
Ring ring … ring …. Ring ring…
The sound of alarm rings from 6.00 am until it goes to 7.00 am periodically. Then the sound of knocking the door with “wake up or should I tell your dad” saying by Lek’s mother Achara’s voice sounded. This made Lek to wake up when hearing the worst thing early in the morning. Because Lek doesn’t have a great relationship with his father mostly because he is a chauvinistic person, fights with his mom.
Lek doesn’t like his father. Lek tried his best to love his father as every one in the world considers their parents like god. But seeing Lek’s father attitude with his mother, Lek couldn’t able to love him whole heartedly. His father attitude not only affected his mother but also him. Lek also suffered don’t know from when or should say from the day that he could able to hear and see. Growing in a house where a person called Father hits and curses his wife the child’s mom, The mother’s crying in front of him everything affected Lek’s life a lot.
Lek became more quiet, he couldn’t able to speak spontaneously to others, he can’t even curse among friends which is like joking way or for fun. Everything made him so alone. So nobody made friendship with Lek even when Lek tries his best for friendship. These all happened during early school days. Lek kept on trying throughout his school days but for in vain. His later school days added another problem, that is Lek’s handsomness.
During that time of school people make friendship with who are spontaneous, can joke, cool, handsome, beauty and all. Because of all these Lek was not accepted by anyone inspite of his regular trying and constant hope for friendship.
Growing hearing of his father’s cursing words, hitting his mother, his mother’s crying in front of him, Mother’s reprimand in every action to stop her child from becoming like her husband everything made Lek to go to his worst. Lek didn’t became rude but instead he became quiet, he suffers but can’t say anything.
Lek tried to love his family to his best. Eventhough his mother’s unconscious behaviour which is consent from her side caused Lek some problems in his personal life both loved equally. Because Lek knows that his mother just wants best for him.
Lek also knows that he is attracted towards men. In short to say Lek is gay. Lek identified himself during his school days itself. But didn’t told his parents. Because already a lot of problems occurs daily in the house and Lek can say for sure that his parents won’t accept this matter. So decided to stay quiet.
“Ohh Mom!!!”
“Why do you have to say the devil’s name early in the morning” said lek while opening his eyes and slowly walking to open the door of the room .
“Then what should I do. You won’t wake up by setting your useless alarm. I even don’t understand why you set the alarm when you don’t wake up. But just me saying your dad’s name, you wake up suddenly” said Lek’s Mom irritated. Because Lek’s mother thinks that her son is not respecting her but respects her husband (which is actually opposite of her thinking.) Why she thinks like that? What can a person will do who experience domestic violence daily? Just now her husband taunted her for doing the work slowly even though she is not doing anything slow.
“Oh Mom college is just starts at 9.30 am .what do you want Lek to do early in the morning” Lek asked his mother .
“Then why you set the alarm early from 6.00 am? But it is good, go freshen up fast and come down to help in the shop. I myself can’t do all the work for two of you, learn to do work and learn to help me not like your father who always gives burden to me.” asked Lek’s mother asked and reprimanded Lek which she does daily unnecessarily without seeing her son’s face which become so quiet with irritation. Showing the wrath that she has on her husband to his son. This is not the root cause of all problem because every problem starts with Lek’s father but what Lek’s mother does also affects a lot, a lot that she can’t even think to such extent.
“Ok. Mom I will not be like him, please rest assured” Lek tried his best to explain his mother sitting on the bed arranging the bedsheet.
“Don’t just talk. Go fast to freshen up and come down to help, just staying the bed talking with words is not enough” she said and went down without thinking what Lek will feel.
Who would want to have a chaotic life and character like his dad? Why Mom doesn’t understand even though Lek is born from both of them that doesn’t mean that Lek always should be like any of them. Lek has his own characters, his own brain to think, his own heart to feel the emotions, his own actions to decide his life. If you preach a lot about which a person always don’t likes it will soon turn into a hatred.
Then he went to fresh up and get ready to attend is college life. Deep inside he was still nervous about his college life because throughout his school life he couldn’t able to make any best friend or should say nobody wanted to make close friendship with him.
Lek decided to go and prepare breakfast for morning after coming from bathroom. Because Lek is the one who prepares breakfast every morning and also lunch sometimes for only himself and sometimes for the three of them. Lek’s mother will be busy with other work with Lek’s father or both of them will be fighting. Lek stopped caring about all these things a lot time before, just accept what he gets.
After coming down to kitchen I decided to make grilled pork fry and curry along with rice. I took the pork for washing and after that to slice it while on the other hand rice is kept on the cooker. I made for all three of us and also took separately the same for today’s lunch also.
Lek’s parents don’t give money to buy food to eat during lunch time. So Lek always takes food along with him. Just giving money for bus fee.
After making I went upstairs to take shower. I scrubbed with soap on my body after letting on the shower. All I could think was why I am not fair, why I am not handsome? If I was handsome, popular I also would have lot of friends. But now I don’t need lot of friends, just a friend is also enough for me.
Huf!! Lek let out a heavy sigh as he got ready in front of mirror for his first day of university while nervously thinking how his day will be, able to make any friends or not. The face is not very fair, body is not bulk body, a little bit of belly fat is there, normal medium sized body, not thin, not smaller. The face is not like a male lead who will attract a lot of people but instead Lek never able to attract anyone. Not a handsome face.
Lek ate and went to ask his mother to stay separately in college Dorm to which Lek showed reasons like it will take time to reach university from home, he will get tired and all. But Lek just wanted to stay alone so that he can focus more on his study and can get a job so that he can be independent. Moreover Lek is a scholarship holder so the fees for his college dorm is paid by administration itself.Lek tried his best to not depend of his parents by getting a scholarship. So the tuition fees dorm fees and study material fee is paid by administration itself.
If he stays in house, daily he should live in fear, and witness the fighting between his parents or should say his father’s worst behavior. Lek tried to talk and explain to his father once not to hit his mother during a fight before, but a person with such an attitude who will listen to his own son’s words right? His father even tried to hit him.
“Mom I want to move to college dorm. I can stay there itself so that I won’t get tired to travel from house to college and vice versa. I also can focus more on my studies.” I said after finishing food.
“Huh! 30 to 40 minutes travel, you are saying you will get tired. Will you able to work after completing college or are you going to stay in home eating in your father’s money saying you will get tired and all. And also with your face you are not going to bring any girlfriend to your dorm and stay with her.”said his father nonchantly .
Lek’s mother also said nothing to his father to stop saying anyting further.
“But that is a college dorm no one can bring girls easily inside of boys dorm. Moreover there is no need to pay fees I already took care of it” Lek turned and told his father to let him know what he thinks.
“You think because you got scholarship you can argue with your father? You little brat. How dare you say things like that to me” his father raised his voice.
“I wanted to inform you guys because I respect you. Anyway I will move there” Lek said as he is disappointed in his parents.
Lek got little disappointed upon hearing about his father talking about handsomeness and having girlfriend . But he neglected other things said by his father because he just simple want to live separately during his college life to avoid the chaos in this family.
Lek decided a long time before if he wants to have a peaceful life atleast during his college, then he should move out from this house. Why? Why a son should think in this way? Isn’t it better to endure your parents because they gave birth to you? They raised you then you should always respect your paretns right? The answer may depend on each person and what they went through. But here Lek always suffered, suffered hearing these curses, suffered not able to think anything out of box other than worrying about his parents fight, suffered with a shadow of his own character being determined and judged based on every action he do with his own so called great father.
So Lek studied very hard and earned scholarship so that Lek can do what he wants, study what he wants and can have a great future. Lek didn’t planned to abandon his parents. Infact there is no such thought came in his mind it is just that all these actions hurt him in a lot of ways. All actions of his parents affect Lek’s character a lot, a lot in a negative way making Lek become a very quite person.
“You already chosen to leave from here then why waste time by asking? You are also a person who thinks only about yourself like your father. Don’t forget that I gave birth to you. You should not leave and hurt me like your father is doing to me.” Lek’s mother reprimanded him after his moved away from there.
“Mom can you please not say those things again and again. Why are you always comparing me to him? Can you please believe in your son?” Lek said in a disappointed way as his mom judged again without believing in her own son. If you don’t believe your son then that means you don’t believe in your parenting.
Lek went to college after taking bus. Lek chose his major in Engineering.
He entered his classroom and saw that already everyone is talking making a small group of friends.
“what should I do???” Lek thought to himself while thinking that he will be alone even in his college life. Nobody also didn’t payed any attention to him. Because he is not fair or handsome like any celebrity, also not having a six pack body, just a flat normal body(not very lean).
Lek looked throughout the class and went to sit in the empty spot that was spotted near a group of chattering people. The group of people doesn’t even bother to look at Lek when he sat there. They just introduced about themselves and talked among them until the professor for the first class came.
After finishing morning classes Lek went to eat in college canteen alone by himself because Lek didn’t made any friends during the morning session. He felt really angry at himself for not handsome like other people.
“Mom, Lek came home” said Lek to his mother after completing the first day of college .
“You came so good. Come and help in the shop there is lot of work.” asked Lek’s mom with a little smile.
“Hm.I made quiet a group of friends in first day itself” said and lied Lek to his mother even though his mother didn’t asked about his first day or whether he made any friends. It is always been like this never asked Lek about his friends, why no one comes to their house during his whole school days, Lek’s mother never asked anything about this. No need to mention his father he doesn’t even bother to care about all these things. But what can Lek do Lek loves his parents and so he tries to make his action satisfy his parents as much as possible.
“Then I will go and change myself mom and then come to help” Lek said and moved to change his clothes.
“Hmm. Go and come quickly don’t stay in the room itself should come and help in the shop” his mom shouted as Lek ran to his room in upstairs.
After coming down Lek went to take orders and serve the food. The shop is not a big size hotel or restaurant style with muti national food serving place. It is a normal small shop selling mainly noodles, pork, chicken, rice, prawn, shrimp. Pork, chicken and prawn are made on a rotational basis.
While the shop is still not closed my stomach made sounds telling me to eat dinner as I didn’t had any snacks in the evening also. So I went inside the kitchen taking a bowl of noodles placing it in a plate took it to dining for eating.
“Lek come quickly and help here. Just like your father always taking care of yourself first without caring about me. Here I am working while you are eating your food” Lek’s mom yelled as she is quite irritated with Lek’s father a while before. She wanted to show her anger somewhere so who can be best other than her husbands son.
“Mm” Lek said in a low voice that he can only hear the answer. What can he say to his own mother which will hurt her. Lek cares a lot about them so he doesn’t want anything say to argue. Moreover these type of things Lek got used to it.
The shop was going to close and I went to throw the waste outside on the opposite side of the shop where trash bin is placed.
Suddenly a big luxurious car came in front of the shop and it was parked.
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