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Manny's pov

"WERE ARE YOU! YOU LITTLE TWERP!" I heard as my dad yelled trying to find me.

I hid in my mother's closet the one place he never checks for some reason.
I sat there, tears streaming down my face as I tried not to be loud. Staring at a picture of my mother, father, and me in the middle. We were at the beach. I folded the paper as I put it into the pocket of my overalls.
Why did it have to be like this?
I thought to myself remembering how things were with mom.
After a few minutes I heard my father
Fall onto the couch which only happens when he gets tired and falls asleep.
I creep out the closet and head to my room where I close and lock the door.
I jumped into my bed crying from the pain of what my father puts me through
No one's pov
~time skip~
Manny wakes up to banging on the door to his room
"Manny get up!"
Manny awoke as he goes towards the door
"Yes, father in awake." Manny said from behind the door.

"Good now freshen up the neighbors were complaining again and a person coming to check on us again"
His father ordered him
Once he walked away
Manny went towards his nightstand we're he could open the drawer to see a knife.
Manny grabbed the night as he slowly brought it towards his arm.
Pulled up his sleeve.
And
The damage was done.
He quickly pulled down his sleeve as he went to get dressed into something more nice for the people coming.

He tidied up his room and hid everything that would cause suspicion towards other people.
Everything accept the knife he put in his drawer.
After coming out his room the father didn't bother to greet him or even look in his direction. Manny just sat on the couch waiting for the searching people to come so they both can drop the act.

*Someone Knocks on the door*
Roy walked to the door and opened the door. Behind it was the agent and the two neighbors who were worried for the yelling constantly happening at that house.
"Hello, I've got some complaints from these neighbors we just want to check your house and make sure nothing is going on if that's okay."

"Yes of course." Roy said with a fake happy voice

"Thank you. Oh, also we would like to question your kid."

"That's okay" Roy said in a slightly lower pitch then he stared at Manny dead in the eyes showing the sign of not to mess things up or else.

"Okay great" the agent said while walking in with the two neighbors
Named Harry and Robin.
They walked over to Manny who was sitting on the couch quietly.
"Hey there buddy me and my friends just want to take you into a separate room to ask you some questions" the agent said with a smile
"Okay" Manny said also with a smile
"Can you take us to your room sweetie" the agent said in a very nice voice
"Okay" Manny said again while standing and walking towards his room.
"Roy, sir I will need you to stay out of the room" the agent said as she walked into the room as Harry closed the door behind them.

Manny went to his bed and sat at the end of it at the agent her two "friends"
Stood in front of him.
"Okay now what's your name sweetie?" The agent on front of him said politely
"M-my name is Manny." He replied scared.
His father had always told him that if he told the truth about them, they would take him away and do worse.
So, he tried keeping his mouth shut.
"Okay Manny we just want to know if your father is hurting you or doing anything you don't like to you?" She asked.
"N-no I'm okay." He said even more scared than before
It seemed okay until Harry one of the neighbors saw the drawer slightly opened and something shiny that reflected a light.
"What's in there?" Harry asked.
Manny's eyes widened as he forgot to hide the knife he recently used.
"Uh- nothing it's absolutely nothing" he said nervously
When Harry realized that Manny's eyes widened and his voice getting more frantic, he wondered what it was and what he did with it.
"Do you mind if we see it?" Harry asked again
"Uh- I- I don't know." Manny started frantically trying to make an excuse for what they would think.
But it was too late Harry opened the drawer to see what a knife and slight drops of fresh blood.
They all shifted their heads towards the drawer to see what was inside of it. Everyone was shocked at the sight.
"I-" Manny tried finding a way out but he couldn't think of anything.
"Manny, darling what is this?" She asked while grabbing his wrist.
Manny quickly jumped as it stings and shoved her hand away.

Her eyes widened and Robins eyes started to water as he realized what was going on.
"Manny. Please lift up your sleeve." She pleaded. He couldn't escape anymore and lifted his sleeve revealing tons of scars. Some old some new it still shocked them.
"Manny.. why are you doing this to yourself?" She said still very shocked but also worried.
"It's because my father.." Manny said quietly but still they heard it.
"Thank you for your time, Manny."
She said as she pulled his sleeve back down and called someone on her walkie talkie.
As she left the room, she left the others there with Manny.
"Manny what do you mean by your father?" Asked Harry again.
"He would every now and then hurt me and I would have to hide away from him." Manny confessed
They both looked at each other and looked back at the child who was about to start crying.
"It's okay Manny were going to get you out of here." Harry reassured the small child
"How old are you?" Asked Robin.
"I'm 13 about to be 14 in a few months." Manny said with tears pouring down his eyes.
"Manny were is your mother?"
Robin asked
Manny's eyes widened as he heard the question hit him 
"she's not around anymore..." Manny said as he started to burst into tears remembering how he witnessed such.
Harry and Robin both looked with more shock than before, and both of their eyes widened.
They decided to comfort the boy and luckily the cops arrived before anything else happened.
After hearing the information, they decided they would arrest Roy

Manny was asked to step outside so the cops could search the house
He sat on the pavement silently crying to himself.
Robin and Harry were talking to the cops. When Roy realized what Manny had told them his anger became worse and grabbed Manny and ran into the house with Manny crying and screaming before the door closed

Manny's pov
My father dragged me into the house as I screamed for help, but they couldn't get to me in time before the door closed.
My father tossed me onto the floor and started yelling at me while grabbing a cane he had next to the door.
I tried to get up and run but I couldn't do it in time before he hit me with the cane over and over again the door was busted open, and the cops ran towards my father, but he had hit me enough for me to pass out.

To be continued!

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