Adopted By Christian Coma ✩ Book 1 {Editing}

0.5: Nightmare

I stirred in my sleep, having a nightmare of the man that I called a father.

*Flashback January 24th, 2003*

I really didn't understand what was going on but all I could hear was mommy and daddy yelling at each other again. It really scared me because mommy always had bruises and cuts all over her. I heard glass shatter from downstairs and I let out a small shriek of terror.

"That is it Daniel!!" My mom screamed at my dad. "I am sick and tired of your shit! You are an abusive asshole and I don't want anything to do with you! You can go-" She was cut off. I heard my dad slap her and then my mother letting out a cry of pain.

I pulled the sheets of my bed closer to me to give some sense of security.

"I'm leaving Daniel and I'm taking Michael with me!" She screamed. Was she going to take me? I don't want to live with dad any more. He scares me and he always hits me.

Mom ran up the stairs to the bedroom next to mine which was Michael's and told him something, but I couldn't understand it because of the wall separation. A couple of minutes later, I heard them running down the stairs then the front door slamming shut.

"FUCK!" Dad screamed throwing one of his empty beer bottles at the wall. Then his loud footsteps came storming up the stairs and towards my room. I pretend to be asleep and he burst in my room.

"GET THE FUCK UP!" I shouted at me. "I SAID GET UP!" He grabbed my hair and pulled me out of my bed and onto the floor where he began to beat me. Every kick and punch and slap I cried out. He threw my head down which slammed onto the ground. I just laid there motionless not knowing what to do.

I woke up screaming from the nightmare. I'm covered in sweat and my heart is beating hard in my chest that I can feel it throughout my entire body. Tears spilt over my cheeks and the door to my room flies open an CC runs in.

"Lyric! Lyric what's wrong?" He brushed the hair out of my face and picks me up out of the bed. We walk into the living room and he sits down on the couch with my legs draped over his and my head resting on this shoulder.

"I'm sorry." I said to him. "It was just a dream, it was just a dream." I whispered to myself a couple of times.

"Sweetie you don't have to apologize for anything. Do you want to talk about it?" I looked up to see the concern in his eyes. I nodded and wiped my eyes. I told him every detail of the dream and at the end he pulled me into a bone crushing hug.

"I will never let anything or anyone ever hurt you. I love you Lyr, and I'm so glad that I have you in my life now. No matter what I will protect you and make everything okay." He pulled away and wiped the tears from my cheeks.

"Thank you. I love you, too dad." My eyes widen at what I just said. "I-I'm sorry, I didn't-" He cut me off with another hug. This time he lifted me off the ground and spun me around like an excited child.

"You called me dad!" His voice was full of excitement and it made me smile. "I'm so happy you called me that!"

"I am too." He puts me down.

"Now go back to bed sweetie. Goodnight." He ruffles me hair and we walk upstairs.

"Goodnight," I waited for a couple of moments. "Dad." He smiled and went into his room and I went into mine. I laid back down and fell asleep again.

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Hi sorry this is a short chapter. I just wanted to get a little update in so yeah. Thanks for reading, love you all. ~Romi