Molly’s life had been a series of tough breaks, and her main worry was her son, Tommy. Moving from town to town and changing schools all the time was really wearing him down. He started acting out—picking fights and bothering other kids. Molly never expected that a call from the school principal would bring back a part of her past she thought was long gone.
At home, things were getting rough with her husband, Nigel. Nigel never treated Tommy like his own son and often called him “your son.” One evening, Nigel lost his temper and said, “Why can’t you get your son to behave?” Molly was heartbroken by Nigel’s rejection of Tommy, even though they had been together for years.
The next day, Molly went to the school to discuss Tommy’s behavior. To her shock, her ex-boyfriend Christian was standing next to the principal. Christian, who had been out of Tommy’s life for a long time, said, “I see myself in him. I want to make things right because I made a mistake.”
Molly was stunned by Christian’s sudden appearance and didn’t know how to react. But she knew something had to change. That evening, after another fight with Nigel, Molly came home to find him passed out with a bottle of alcohol.
Molly finally decided to take action. “We’re going somewhere better, Tommy,” she said as she packed their bags and woke Nigel. “Somewhere our love will be felt.”
As they walked out of their old apartment, Molly felt a glimmer of hope for the first time in years.