botias | I'm calling tonight (Reply)

Next door there is a problem. There's a little boy. About two and a half. I have lived next door his whole life and never once seen him smile. Even though I don't spend very much time out in front, I regularly hear screaming coming from the house. Lately I've been seeing a lot more of this little boy because his caregiver has been letting him be outside on the sidewalk, the street by himself. A few weeks ago, I was holding the ladder for A while he cleaned the gutters, and so I was particularly near the house and could understand the words being screamed. "Get the fuck off me!" Later, "I fucking hate you!" Then the front door was opened and the boy was sent out.

Yesterday, my 7yo came home hysterical because he saw the little boy with a big sharp knife. Today, as I left for my walk, I found him on the street playing with a lighter. It would be funny if it totally weren't.