“Ma’am, I need you to step out of the house.” He shouted.
 
I have never been so emotional in my life before. I couldn’t believe this was happening.
    My dad? Arresting mom?
I know the divorce must have seperated them but something had to be done this time. I couldn’t just see them in a wrangle again.
 
“I said, get the fuck out.” My dad shouted, this time limping as he caught my mom by the neck, throwing her out of the house. The rest of the cops stood in silence.
 
“Mom?” I shouted.
    But my dad wouldn’t allow me. He pushed me until I hit my head hard on the floor, then I saw him kick mom hard in the back.

I couldn't make out another word as I blacked out. Again.

****

    This time I awoke in a hospital. There was a nurse besides my bedstand.
    She had a letter in her hands.
“Someone told me to give it to you.” She said, before exiting the room.
 
When I read the first part of the letter, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Five million dollars?
 
    Dude, had I just read it right?
 
Five million dollars? Won five million dollars? Like M-I-L-L-I-O-N-S?
    No fucking way….no fucking way! This wasn’t happening.
 
Did they mean to say all I had just seen was an illusion?
 
   I pulled myself up, once more. When I cleared my eyes, I realised I wasn’t in a hospital.

****
I was in my bedroom.
 
“Mom!” I looked at the lady I had mistaken for a nurse.
“What happened to you?” She said, happily.
   Wait, was my mom smiling?
The lady I had seen being beaten by my dad?
 
    “Mom, what happened after the cops came?”
“Cops? What the hell do you mean? There’s been no cops around this place. Son, have you been smoking weed behind my back?”
 
“No, it’s just that…"
 
“Get over it! I just received a message from pornHub. You’ve been a lucky winner, son!”