97 Shattered Boa (1/2)
As he raised the little turtle closer to his face, the dog looked at the hatchling and to its owner, seemingly waiting for something fun to happen, its tongue dangling at the side of his mouth.
As the kid observed the little turtle with cheerfulness in his brown eyes, he suddenly frowned upon noticing something peculiar at this little creature.
”I have seen plenty of little turtles but this one. It is just incredibly small! At this rate, he will not survive long in the ocean! What do you think Bruno? Should we take care of him first?” The kid sincerely asked his brown furry dog that looked at the kid with never-ending excitement.
WOOOF!
It replied.
”It is settled then! I will take care of this turtle until he is big enough to survive the ocean!” The kid gladly declared, easily assuming the dog's answer as a yes. And together with his new pet, the kid left for home...
Fast forward a few months later, the little turtle has grown a little bit. Albeit not as big as the normal sea turtles, but he is getting there. The human kid has indeed taken care of him. Feeding him and cleaning his little pool.
Despite being poor, the little kid gave plenty of his time and food shares making sure his pets are fed. He is a son of a divorced fisherman who spent most of his time fishing aside from drinking, smoking.
PSSH!~
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”Stop playing with the turtle! That thing is just food, Including the dog! The reason I am letting you take care of them is so that we have something to eat in case of terrible storms and emergencies! But that turtle is not growing despite how you feed it. Throw it away and buy me cigarettes and alcohol at the store now!”
The sound of a pissed father can be heard inside the house as the little kid left hurriedly with an inflamed cheek. A little streak of blood slowly crept out the side of his mouth with the little turtle held in his chest.
Ever since his father lost his mother through an accident in the sea two years ago, he became an angry man. The devastation of losing his loved wife turned him into a miserable man he is now. Without the gentle care of her and the guilt of not being able to take care of his wife brought him a devastating guild that completely demolished his personality.
Hopeless and undetermined, his life revolves around nothing but fishing, making his son sell the catch, smoke tobacco and get drunk until the next day when he leaves for fishing again.
In rare cases that he catches a turtle, stingray and even reef sharks, he would unhesitantly slaughter and dine on them, throwing their corpse when he got enough. Not a scent of fear and guilt in his eyes as he chooses to blame the sea for the death of his wife.
Despite being reprimanded by the authorities, he still would unhesitantly go and catch some and harvest their meats alone and leave their bodies floating in the sea.
He is a man who cares nothing but his benefits, selfish and arrogant. His neighbors who happen to live a little further from them would even come to reprimand him but his father always ends up winning the argument through brute force - especially when he takes out his sharp long knife; No neighbors would dare to touch him nor mind his business.
Despite the physical and verbal abuse, the little kid had suffered, his love for his father had never faded a single bit.
With the help of the ocean and his pets that calms him down during painful sufferings, this child had managed to survive his harsh life together with his brutish father.
Facing the sunset with brave eyes, the boy would wipe the tears in his eyes while he slowly caresses the little turtle in his hands; Bruno on the other side would put his feet in his lap, desperately trying to ease the pain his master is going thru.