Dave is abused by his unstable mother; the abuse is very constant through his whole remaining years in his mother custody. One morning Dave had over-slept; he had to hurry and try to get up before mother got up. It was too late mother was up already she hit Dave. Mother was not only physically abusive but also mentally.
Dave is a neglected child by his mother. His mother no longer thinks of him as her son or Dave. His mother doesn’t call him her or by his name, just as the boy or it. Down in the stairwell