Chapter 5: Chapter 5 : George White

What he said to Amy was true, he had seen her during a inter school art competition. Well technically they had not met, he had seen her from far away. But anyway from the moment he had seen her seemed to be obsessed to make her his. So though he got a offer from a prestigious school for his he immediately rejected the proposal much to his parents dismay. And when he got the news that Amy was changing schools he had immediately confirmed the news and decided to follow her. Fortunately they both seemed to belong to the same city, that was Snevill city. When his parents heard that he wanted to go to Willow high they were both shocked silly. The reason was simple, George White was the pordigal and a unfilial son of the White household. He had stayed away from home from the tender age of six as he was sent to boarding schools. Thus he had never known the true meaning of family nor did he have any kind of attachment towards his family. They existed just in name for him but this did not bother him much as he had never loved them so he had no sense of loss or expectations from them. His world revolved around his friend circle. His parents were just strangers to him to whom he was bound to due to some social responsibilities. But things took a bad turn when at the age of 9, during one of his visits to his parents he was beaten to the brink of life and death by his father. He still remembered that day clearly when he had planned some pranks for his brother but as fate might have it was a unknown who had fallen in it. Later he came to know that it was a important client who was invited by his father at home for dinner. His father was so angry that he had slapped him hard without holding back. His small body was then picked up by that man's large easily and he ruthlessly smashed his own son's head on the table's edge. He was covered in blood and between his sobs he had pleaded his father for mercy but the man had gone blind with rage he threw George away like ragdoll and beat him senseless with his belt. Unable to watch this scene any longer his mother interferred at the last moment and saved him. He was not able to get off his bed for an entire month. A broken shoulder and two broken ribs along with a large cut at the back of his head which needed thirteen stiches and a swollen face with some other bruises were left on his body. He later learned that his father had fainted due to high blood pressure but his father never had a hint of regret on his face the entire time. When he came back from the hospital his mother told him "George why did you have to go and play such a trick on Mr. Hollow. I don't know what you were thinking but you nearly cost your father a major deal. Child, you must learn to be mature and learn to priortise things. Just be careful in future and watch your manners." Though the lady meant well for his son but due to all the pressure she could not choose the right words to reprimaid his son and when she realized it was too late. George was just a kid and those words left a deep impression him as he grew distant from his own family. He felt that he was not of much worth to his family. He went back to his school and after that he began to spend his holidays with his friends and hardly visited his parents. When he did visit he would hole himself in his room and hardly come out. He shunned his parents from his life though they were the ones to give him his living expenses. From the day he was beaten by his father he had stopped speaking to his father and never regarded him as one.