I feel very sad today. For all my well wishes and positive outlook on life, I feel like a failure. My neighbor a child of 12yrs died early this morning as a result of the beating he took from his drunk step-Dad. The extent of his injuries are as follows. Right leg broken in two places including the femur. Left ankle broken, and knee dislocated. Hips badly bruised from repeated blows to the buttocks from a strap or belt of some kind. 6 ribs broken, two of which punctured his lungs, cracked collar bone, dislocated right shoulder, and jaw. Broken upper pallet. Left ear damaged so bad he would have been deaf in it for the rest of his life. Both eyes swollen shut, but the thing that got my little friend in the end was a brain hemorrhage. What a terrible way to go. I absolutely hate myself for not seeing or hearing anything to have stopped this from happening. Why did this have to happen to such a cool kid?
I don't know maybe it's wrong for me to always look for the good in people, or cheer the little success a person has. Maybe if I always look for the wrong in people instead I'll have the opportunity to make sure something like this never happens again. I guess what really gets me. Jimmy was pleading to stay at my house that day, because he wanted to keep playing chess. I had just taught him the game a month ago. I said no, I had to work. If only I said yes. :-( I'm such a loser, really makes me wonder why people want to be my friend. I care, but caring is not enough in the real world, one must act too.
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