Thrashing around.
Bashing his head against the walls.
Biting his own arms until the skin bursts.
Punching himself in the face until he's spitting out blood.
Then a tooth.
It's almost perfect: a missing tooth to match a missing mother.
That is what triggered this, after all.
It's been weeks since he's seen her last. This morning she was supposed to show up.
And, of course, she didn't.
Maybe she doesn't love him? Maybe something bad happened to her? Maybe she's dead?
In reality, she probably just didn't save up enough money for the bus ride, or maybe she woke up with a hangover. But thinking rationally isn't possible for this kid...
All he knows is that he misses his mommy...
He didn't get to see her today when he thought he would...
He completely lost his mind for about ten minutes...
And now, he's missing a tooth.
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