Elena Jaffe

Playing Life

While the wind whistled outside his run-down, house, Donny packed his last bag. He knew he would reach his breaking point eventually, he was just hoping he could last until adulthood. Donny lived with his parents, who abused drugs. As he got older, they moved to abusing him as well. This final argument, which was almost part of the daily routine in the Striker household, began with Donny not offering any money to his parents, knowing it would go towards drugs. The argument was put to an end when Roger Striker hit Donny so hard that the blood pooling in his mouth left him unable to speak without choking. Roger and Joanna continued yelling profanities while the floors received a fresh coat of red, thanks to Donny’s new injury.