Welcome To The Family

The First Night

Gabe's father stood up straight. I looked past his legs to see Finn passing out on the kitchen floor. He was lying in a pool of blood.

"You can bring her upstairs," Gabe's father said. "Jenny, go get the needles."

The needles?

They were going to torture me.

My heart was pounding and I shook my head. I scurried back across the floor until I ran into something hard. I looked up to see that it was Gabe. He smirked as he bent down and grabbed my arms. He pulled me up onto my feet and wrapped his arms around my waist.

"Are you going to be a good girl and go upstairs?" Gabe asked.

"Get off me!" I yelled.

Gabe did not struggle to keep me in his tight grip as I fought to get free. He chuckled and pushed me forward.

"No!" I screamed.

I dug my heels into the floor to try and stop him. My feet slipped and he pushed me farther forward. I screamed and clawed at his arms. Blood bubbled up the surface of his skin. He sighed and spun me around.

He leaned down and threw me over his shoulder. I kicked my legs and pounded my fists into his back as he walked forward. He carried me past Finn. His eyes were closed and he was breathing was shallow. I cried out his name and reached toward him. Gabe climbed the stairs and Jenny rushed up past him.

He carried me down the hallway. He kicked a door open with his foot. I looked up to see that it was a bedroom. He dropped me onto a bed. I bolted up, but Gabe grabbed my wrists and pinned them down onto the bed. I shook and contorted my body to try to free myself.

Jenny walked into the bedroom. She had a syringe in her hands and was flicking out the bubbles. I screamed as I kicked my legs out harder.

"Calm down," Gabe said.

"Fuck off!" I screamed. "Get off me!"

"Honey, do you think you can hold her leg for me?" Jenny asked Gabe.

He grabbed both of my wrists with one hand. He rolled me onto my side and grabbed my knee. He pushed it into the mattress. My thigh was exposed because of the shorts I was wearing. Jenny's hands shook as she grabbed my leg. She pierced my skin with the needle and injected a mysterious substance into my body.

A hand grabbed Jenny's shoulder and pulled her back. Gabe's father was standing there grinning.

"Let go of her, Gabe," he said. "I want to talk to Lindsay. Help your brothers in the kitchen."

Gabe nodded as he let go of me. He took one last look at me before leaving the room.

I sat up and my head was spinning. I held onto my temple as I swung my legs off of the bed. My muscles were heavy and I felt like I was stuck to the bed. I held onto the bed with one hand and pushed myself up onto my feet. My knees wobbled. I was almost standing when Gabe's father pushed me back down onto the bed. He grabbed my ankles and brought them back on the bed.

"You need to rest," he said. "We don't want you hurting yourself."

I opened my mouth to speak, but only a small noise came out. I gathered all the strength I could to roll onto my side. I could not move, so I curled up on my side to try and protect myself. I squeezed my eyes shut and the last few tears escaped my eyes. Gabe's father put his hand on my shoulder.

"I never got to introduce myself," he said. "My name is Noah."

He dragged his hand down my shoulder and onto my side. He rubbed my side like he was trying to comfort me.