As Time Passed

Chapter 9

(Wally’s Profile)
*WARNING THIS CHAPTER USES WORDS SUCH AS THE F-WORD AND FAGGOT*

    As soon as Rob was closing the door my name was yelled. “WALLACE RUDOLPH WEST! GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE NOW!” I cringed. My mom did as well. “I-I think I’m going to go…” She said as she grabbed her handbag and left the house. Damn it. Now he is going to be extra pissed that she left. I left the room and went to the basement for my daily dose of getting yelled at for how much of a failure I am. I went down and saw my father looking pissed with a glass of beer in his hand.

He marched over to me and grabbed me by shirt collar, lifting me up. He glared at me and put me down. “What the hell?! I AM RAISING A FAGGOT?! HELL NO.” He screamed at me. I looked away, tears glistening in my eyes. “Oh you’re gonna cry now?! You are such a pussy!” Yeah, I know… “What? No smartass remark? No science geeky shit? Damn, I really did break you, didn’t I?” He told me. I couldn’t answer, I could only bear it.

This has been going on for as long as I could remember. Me being a science prodigy really freaked him out. But then I just had to do Barry’s experiment. Then once I got my powers and became a hero he hated me even more. Each day he would call me down here and yell at me. Just yelling about how much of a failure I am to him. I can’t believe Robin, the son of the greatest detective in the world, couldn’t figure out how much I hate myself. But he didn’t know. He could never know. He will just hate me. He will see everything I hate about myself and hate it too. I’d be a disappointment to him. He’d dump me because of it. He would be embarrassed by me. Or friendship would fall apart. The only thing I would give my all to, would be gone. No. No. He cannot find out. Ever.

My dad got up and grabbed the baseball bat that is always in the corner. Fear struck me when I saw that murderous glint in his eye. “D-Dad what a-are you d-doing?” I stuttered, freaking out. Sure he would get violent, but only with his words. Never has he hit me. He would make the movement, but would calm down eventually. He walked towards me smirking. “What? You are a hero so this should be nothing. You can handle it.” He snarled and the bat came down on my back, knocking me to the ground. I gasped as my head hit the cement. The pain came again, but this time from my side. He hit my side over and over with the bat.

He dropped the bat and kicked me in the stomach. I gasped and rolled over onto my stomach, protecting it. “Come on! Don’t be such a baby! I’m helping you! Fucking baby!” He yelled at me. He picked me up and threw me. I landed against the wall with a thud. Everything in my body hurt. “Oh, I’m sorry. Did that hurt? Why don’t you use your powers and get the fuck out of here? Huh? Fucking freak.” He pulled me up by the collar and punched me in the face and then slapped me. “You know what? If you weren’t such a freak you would have more friends. You only have that little rich kid. Now that is sad!” He laughed before starting up again. “I bet he is only friends with you because Bruce made him. Because he pities you. Just like Bruce pities him. Now that is really sad. Also you know what else is not normal? The way you eat! No one eats that much! You should be fat!” He shuddered. “It’s gross and inhuman! No wonder your ‘friends’ laugh and make fun of you for the way you eat! God, it’s disgusting! Now stay down here until you are done being a freak. No food until then, understood?” He kicked me again and I nodded slowly. “Good. Fucking freak.” He spit, kicking me twice before stomping on my side. I cried out in pain and he walked out of the room, slamming the door. My only thought was how the hell I was going to explain these injuries to Rob… I fell unconscious after a minute or two.