Chapter One - My chapbook

 

Chapter One  - The father leaves the family

Sebastian is a kid from a rich Polish family. Mother owns summer cottages for rent plus she owns a sanatorium for the elderly and a restaurant chain. Unfortunately, his father left him and his mother when he was 9 years old. It was hard for him to accept this fact. This event had a profound effect on his psyche.

Before his father left, Sebastian was very attached to him. He loved his father more than anything in the world. They were fishing together. Father went to Sebastian's soccer games. They played together, his father helped him with his homework. There was no indication that he would suddenly go away and leave the mother with the child. He and his mother also seemed to get along great, they went to parties together. They looked like a loving family. Unfortunately, they only looked like that. Because when no one could see behind closed doors, they still argued. They hadn't slept together in about two years. Sebastian's mother didn't want to do that with him. Sometimes his  father sought solace by going to a prostitute.

Sebastian's father was also a very smart and greedy businessman. He owned several chemical stores. His stores were located in several major Polish cities. He probably wanted to leave because he was tired of living without the love of his mother. And for years he kept it to himself. They were both very busy, which undoubtedly contributed to his decision.

It was Sunday. The day Sebastian's father decided to tell his mother that he was leaving. But he did it in a very ugly way. First, he decided to drink vodka. He swallowed more glasses. After about five shots he had decided to insult his mother. Sebastian, standing in the doorway, saw it. His parents were arguing a lot, not behind closed doors, but in front of the child. Finally his father exploded inside and said he was leaving. Sebastian began to cry. The mother was distraught. After a while, a scuffle broke out between the parents. Enraged, the father threw a glass of vodka at the mother, and the mother ran to the kitchen and grabbed the pans. She then chased and called him names around the apartment and even once hit him on the head with a frying pan. Blood was flowing from his father's head. He warned the woman that if she did it again, he would call the police. Mother calmed down. However, Sebastian was crying in the middle of the room. His Father suddenly came out and slammed the door so hard it almost broke the doorframe. The poor and distraught mother tried to comfort her son. So they sat huddled in the middle of the room for some time and cried together. Meanwhile, the frustrated father got into the car and drove off. The only sound from inside the house was the screeching of tires.

Sometime later Sebastian's mother received a letter which was a divorce petition. The case dragged on for several months. In the end, the couple went to a settlement. They agreed that Sebestaian's father would pay child support. Sebastian loved his father very much, but he decided to leave. He cut off all contact with his family. He only sent money. It's as if he's stopped loving his son. He didn't even want to see him for some unknown reason. A great sadness began to build up in Sebastian.