I am constantly afraid of being left alone. Most of the people I’ve known in my life have left me abruptly. My mother is the only person I have, who understands me and is there for me. I don’t have a good relationship with my father. My brother doesn’t quite need me. The other relatives are almost nonexistent. My father used to drink a lot and I remember that much of my childhood was lost in either being afraid or being mad at myself for not doing something, anything to change it. I can’t forget any of it. We don’t even have a proper conversation. Now, he is involved with another woman and I cant help but detest that. How dare he insult that one woman who has been with him through thick and thin? It sounds ungrateful…but he doesn’t seem to care about us. When my classmates talk about their fathers I feel envious. I feel so lonely. There would be no one I could turn to, if I lose my mother. I don’t want to live like this. My mother expects a lot from me and I don’t want to disappoint her. I don’t know what to do.