At 13, I was living in a small house in San Antonio Texas with my parents, sister Clancy, and beloved dog Sugar, we had a happy life. My two best friends lived close so we hung out more than I did with some of my family. I knew Emma for about 5 years and known JT for about 11-12 years from when our story starts.
2020 beginning of march
I had just finished my virtual classes for the day and I had no homework but to study for my science test. I made some lunch and studied like any good student would. My parents got home an hour later and we went to the garage and we were playing darts as a family when a loud crash came from the inside of the house. My parents looked at each other and they nodded to each other in tears.
They turned their attention to my sister and I and quickly and quietly explained what was happening. "They will kill us so be as quiet as you can ok? We will go and get the emergency bags and you two will sneak out to the cars. When you quietly run to the cars, open the door to the Moms red one and hide in the back seat. Use the black sheet in the back to cover yourselves. Do not move if you hear the doors for the car open unless you hear each of us say something only we would know ok? If you hear screams or gunshots, cover your ears and call the number with one of your phones on the back of the drivers seat behind the pocket they will know what to do. Take these in case they see you and come after you." they explained together. while handing us each two darts. Taking two for them. "I love you princess." My dad said to me. "I love you my beautiful baby girl." My mom said to me. We will meet you two in a few minuets.
We ran to moms red car, got the sheet, and hid in the back seat. we listened carefully for anything when we heard foot steps. The front doors opened. We held our breath. "You made dark chocolate almond butter cups today to surprise me." Mom said to me. "And you had a pipe burst in your closet yesterday." My dad said to Clancy, pulling the sheet off of us and handing sugar the dog back to us while speeding out of the driveway. Mom called someone wile dad drove to an unknown yet familiar place. "Yeah. They came today. We are on our way right now. Yes we are fine. The girls and the dog are in the back. Yes We have the emergency bag too." I didn't hear the rest of the conversation. "So what's in the emergency bag?" I asked curiously. "Important documents, scrapbooks, weapons. stuffy bunny, dog food, people food and bottles of water."
I fell asleep and when I woke up, we were parking in the parking lot of a big building. Dad opened my car door and helped me out. He grabbed the bag and mom helped Clancy put the leash on sugar. We walked quickly to the big building. I couldn't find a sign anywhere that said where we were though. "Welcome back. Please follow me and we will contact the foster parents for the youngest and the other arrangements." "Foster parents?" I asked scarcely. "Yes your parents discussed that it was not safe for you to be with them if this ever happened before you were 17." My eyes started to water. My parents didn't want me.
We followed into an elevator to the 15th floor. "Please make yourselves comfortable." said the man. He went to his desk and grabbed some files and handed them to my parents. They talked for 10 minuets before I got my phone and air pods out. I got Disney + and started to look through the marvel movies. I went to sit next to Clancy on one of the couches and handed her an earbud.
"Want to watch a movie?" I ask her quietly. "Yeah Sure." She replied. I put on Thor: Ragnaroc. "Ladies" Paused it a the 'Get Help' scene. "Yes?" My sister and i replied. "Follow us." We got up from the couch and followed our parents and their boss to the elevator again.
A few minuets later the elevator dinged and the doors opened into a gigantic science lab. There were cots lined up against a few tables on one side and big machines on the other.
We followed the man out of the elevator and I was told to lay down on a machine in a small room off to the side by the back of the lab. "This won't hurt a bit. It will take about half an hour and you will be asleep the entire time." I looked at mom and dad. "What's happening?" I asked them. "We love you honey. Always know that." The said as they came to hug me.
They gave me a small cup of an orange liquid and some water. They caught me as I fell over and passed out.
(Dream)
There was a knock at the front door. I opened the door quickly and wrapped my arms around his neck. He slowly put his arms around my back as I buried my head into his shoulder. The tears came. "It's never going to be the same." I whispered. "Everything is changing. Why does everything always have to change when it's going good? Can I not have a good life for a few years before something happens?" I whispered through silent cries. "Am I just not good enough to have a good life?" I asked afraid of the answer. I was suddenly pulled out of my hiding spot from hands pulling my arms away from him. "NO. I don't know what happened but it is NOT YOUR FAULT. OK?" He asked. "Ok." I replied quietly looking down as my body shook from the sobs. He pulled me towards him by my waist and hugged me tighter than he was before. "It's my Mom and Dad." I say to him still crying. "They decided to have some time apart" I couldn't finish. I was drowning in my own sorrow and couldn't talk through the tears. He slowly let me go and sat on the ground. He reached his arms out to me and I gave him my hands. He pulled me towards him and put me in his lap. He held my waist to his stomach and help my head to his shoulder. He rubbed my back shooting my letting me cry it all out. He would run his fingers through my hair. Knowing it would calm me down and relax me. I lifted my head up when the tears slowed enough to to talk. "My Mom is moving and I don't even know where. And my Dad is staying here. I found out this morning and the world hasn't felt the same. A big part of my life and the only parents I have are gone. What if they don't work it out? What if they can't be friends and I'm not allowed to talk to my Mom? What if I never see them together and happy again?" It was to overwhelming. "Stay with me... please." Was the last thing I managed to get out before I fainted from stress. Still in his arms. He held me tight and picked me up as he stood. He carefully opened the door again and brought me to my bed. He was going to pull the blankets over me and sit on the floor next to me when I subconsciously pulled his arm wanting him to lay next to me. He took off his shoes and payed next to me holding me like we were hugging and he fell asleep playing with my hair as slow quiet tears trailed out of my eyes again. He would wipe my tears away if he saw them. Sadly, my dream came to an end as I woke.
(Reality)
I woke up in a hospital room with a man standing in the corner coming over to me. "Dad?"
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Teen FictionTW: Self harm and mention of rape. At 13, I was living in a small house in San Antonio Texas with my parents, sister Clancy, and beloved dog Sugar, we had a happy life. My two best friends lived close so we hung out more than I did with some o...