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Really, I should have been doing these monthly. Or at least trying to keep in contact.

To say that the situation has not improved would be an understatement; my grandmother, in no uncertain terms, chose the man who threatened me over me. This is the last night we'll be here in this house as, with his return now that his bail conditions are gone, we're being evicted tomorrow.

No place to go, beyond a friend who offered me their couch, so we'll be in emergency accomodation before the local council finds somewhere to put us that doesn't cost them an arm and a leg.

'Course, beaurocracy being what it is, we've got to fork it out up front and get paid in arrears.

My mother and I have savings, so we'll be fine one that front. A good portion of that thanks to you guys – however, we have those savings. Enough to last and keep us going. If your situation is at all difficult, or simply disappointed in how long it's taking for me to get back on things, then feel no guilt in unsubscribing.

One day I hope to welcome you back, but I've no idea how long that'll be.

I've read all your messages of support and offers to talk, and, honestly, at times they moved me to tears. Strangers care more about me than my own bloody family does.

It's heartwarming but it also hurts.

Thanks for everything, and let's all hope the next update is on a lighter note.

Comments

Stostri

I hope things get better for you very soon.

Wertheren

Take Care Elwyn. I hope things get better soon and I'll keep subscribed until you can start up again no problem

Caliburn0

Of course we care about you. (Well, at least I do. I can't very well talk for everyone - but I feel fairly safe in the previous statement given all the other comments I've read). In my specific case I'm the kind of person that wants everyone to be happy. I care about everyone, in the small way my human mind allows me to care about people I've never met and never talked to. (Which is a surprising amount, I've found, though it took a while and conscious effort to develop those feelings - and they're still too weak for my liking.) I care about everyone, and so I care about you. I love humanity, as a whole, and you are part of humanity. So I love you. (In the form of the greek word agape - unconditional love for all humankind) The fact that I read and enjoy your story gives me a source of contact, but it doesn't really impact how much I care about you as a person. I wouldn't be aware of you or your situation if it wasn't for your work, and so I wouldn't have been in a position to leave this message, but I would still have loved you. I'm quite certain I'm not alone in that either. I'm not the only one that feels this way. Some do it naturally, and some (like me) trained themselves to feel like it. Another word for it is caritas (or charity - in its most profound meaning). I hope, to the very depths of my heart, that you and your mother will be alright. There are probably hundreds of thousands of people, if not millions, that feel the same. Nobody born into this world is ever truly unloved (though such love is unfortunately, and by circumstance, distant).

ASmallFish

Hard lines :/ Hope that you and your mother are able to find a good place! Something I wished I was told sooner when I was in a very rough spot: “You are capable of amazing things.”Just that. Keep going Elwyn. You’ll find your way.

Anareth

Take care

Evilreadermaximum

Take care of yourself Elwyn, just remember that you deserve to be treated better than that and you didn't do anything wrong.

Mordart

Well, at least you'll be leaving. With you gone, that man will have no-one to turn on but your Aunt and Grandmother, who may about to get a reality check in the worse possible way. I'm thankful you're going to be safe, and heartened keeping the subscription has helped you. Though I do wish you'd do, like, a subscribestar. Maybe talk to forum mods about a Go-Fund-Me if it truly gets bad, some people just like one-time donations. Eh, it's just thoughts, I'll give a prayer you and your mother are remain safe.