It was my twelfth birthday. After the celebration, I was in the study room, browsing the Internet on my computer. As I was browsing the Internet, I saw something that caught my attention. It was a heading that said, "Today is the 50th anniversary of when John Lennon said that the Beatles are more popular than Jesus." I was curious. I thought, Is that why Father doesn't like the fact that Mother and I are Beatles fans? Now, I knew a bit about the Beatles. I knew that they were extremely popular in the 60's. I knew that they were synonymous with the British Invasion. I knew about the Paul is Dead rumor. I knew they changed their appearance and musical style throughout the 60's. I also knew that they broke up in 1970 and went their separate ways, but I wished they would have stayed together. I knew that John was murdered on December 8, 1980, and I knew George died of cancer on November 29, 2001, two very sad days for Beatles fans. I never knew that John had said that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus. Mother never told me that. I only know that we listened to the Beatles when Father wasn't around. Mother said, "This will be our secret, Ellie." I also knew that Father was a self-righteous, bible-thumping puritan. If he got angry with me, he would hit me with his bible. He was worse when he was drunk. He would beat me with his belt. It really hurt.
To be continued.
To be continued.