One in the same (The flash/ Carl grimes)

Chapter 8: In this place?

CARLS POV
"This is where you'll be staying Spencer." Stew grunted at me dragging me into a room upstairs. The room had a bunk bed in it, a dresser, a closet and a window. "Now you listen hear boy. You try anything, i will hurt you. Actions do have consequences. Your hurt my children, you won't know what's coming." He warned me. I nodded my head to show I understood. "Also, I do have guest occasionally, so if anyone asks, we adopted you. Got it?" He added. I nodded my head again, but he grabbed me by my shirt and pulled me close. "Answer me boy!" He yelled. "Got it!" I agreed right away. "Good. Now we'll start you off with things easy so you get used to everything. Now go wash your hands, and meet us down stairs for family meal. If you try anything, anything at all, my foot will be in your butt faster then you can count to ten." he said and then walked away. I didn't want to try anything, but I didn't want to stay here either. I peeked into the hallway beige walking out. Once I looked both way in the hallway, I stepped out. But where is the bathroom? Is it right or left? I decided to try the left way first. I walked down the giant hallway that was lined with pictures. I looked into a room, but it wasn't the bathroom. I looked in another room, still wasn't the bathroom. Maybe this isn't the right way. I shut the room door and went to turn around, to see Brad standing very close. "What do you think your doing?" He yelled at me. Before I could answer, he grabbed me and dragged me to the actually bathroom, which was the room right next to mine. He held me with one hand, and he slammed the bathroom door behind us. He then turned the knobs on the bathtub making water poor out, and he waited for the tub to fill up. Once it was filled, he went behind me, and put one hand on the back of my neck, the other on my side.
"Punishment is mandatory! Who knows what you could have done if I hadn't have found you!" He yelled before shoving my head into the water. I struggled to get out, but it wasn't working. After a minute, he yanked my head out of the water. "You need to learn your lesson!" He yelled. He then shoved my head back under the water. The more I struggled, the harder it was to breath. Not only could I not breath, the water was freezing cold. He pulled my head out again leaving me gasp for air, right before he shoved my head back under. As I felt the air sucking out of me, and water start to fill my lungs, the door flung open and I heard a mumbling "What's going on!" He was trying to escape!" Brad yelled. Finally my head flung out of the water and my back hit the wall as I choked down on the water, holding my throat. "Yes but you have to consult with my orders Brad! You could of killed him, and then this would be a whole waste of time." He told him. "Now go to the dinner table." He added. Brad sighed, and then ran out. "What were you doing boy?" He asked starring down at me. He looked really angry, and I didn't want to upset him anymore, so I told him the truth. "I was- just looking for the bathroom." I replied. He out his out and pointed out the door. "Just go down to the table." he sighed. I nodded my head and slowly stood up using the wall. I went down the stairs quickly, and walked into the dining room. I stood there starring at the table, to see Brad sitting on one of the ends, and a girl sitting on one side. I sat at the other side of the table, assuming the other end was for Stew.
A few minutes later Stew joined us all at the table, like I assumed he sat at the end.
As we ate, i kept looking over at the girl across from me. She had brown hair, and glasses that seemed to slide off her face. She didn't say anything, nobody really did, until after everyone finished eating. "Brad, you can clear the table. Bernice, you'll do the dishes." Stew said. They both nodded and started with the orders. "Spencer?" "Spencer!" I noticed he was talking to me. "Oh sorry." I said turning to look at him. If I just play along for a while, the easier it will be to escape. "I want you, to go up to the bathroom, and make it spotless, and I'll send Bernice up after she's finished with the dishes to help." he coughed out. I got up out of my chair and headed for the bathroom.
I shut the bathroom door behind me, and looked around. "Okay cleaning supplies have to be here some where." I mumbled to myself. I then saw the cabinet beneath the sink. I bent down and looked inside. I found a bucket, and a sponge inside with cleaner. I grabbed the bucket, and filled it up with water from the bathtub. I then remembered less then an hour before i had almost died there, which sent chills up my spine. I dumped the cleaner in the bucket, and soaked the sponge in it, and started scrubbing the floor.
After a while the door creeped open, laying in Bernice. I looked up at her, and she said, "I'm here to help clean." "Grab a sponge." I pointed at the bucket. She did so, and got down on the floor and also started to scrub. "So your Bernice." I said. She nodded her head. "You don't say much do you?" I asked. "Well if your family is like mine, I don't think you would either." she pointed out. "You don't agree with what your family is doing?" I asked confused. She looked at me like I was the dumbest person in the world, and said "Only a crazy person would. I just feel bad for you." I re-dipped my sponge in the bucket. "Why don't you leave then?" I asked. "Not like a 14 year old can just pick up and leave." she laughed. "I thought you were 13?" I asked. "Who told you that? Brad? Well today's my birthday, not like anyone cares." she sighed. "Well you could always run away. Or get help." I suggested. She dropped the sponge and laughed. "I'm trapped here almost as much as you Spencer. Don't you think if I wanted to leave I would?" "My names actually Carl." I told her the truth, She seemed trustable. "You lied? That's a very stupid thing to do." she pointed out. "Well it was before I knew Brad was crazy." I laughed a little. She did to and said, "Smart. That's good." She then looked down at her wrist watch I noticed she was wearing, and added, "Its time for us to get to bed now." and then stood up and put her sponge in the sink. "Wait!" I began grabbing her arm to get her attention. "We can do it, if you really want to. Get out of here." I suggested. She smiled and nodded her head. She went to leave again, but I stopped her again. "Bernice?" "Yes Spencer!" She winked. "Happy birthday."
BARRYS POV
"Here's the footage." the security guard said as he hit play. "Dang it, he got in a cab! He could be anywhere." Caitlin sighed. We had let Everyone know what was happening, and Oliver had to get back to work.
"Wait, play it again." I said. "See right there, hesitation. He hesitated to get in the cab. Can we at least run the cab numbers and see where it leads?" I asked Joe. "Will do, but it will take a while." He agreed. "It's getting late, we better get back." Caitlin said. Joe wrote down the numbers, and the we took off.
Later the next day, I ran to star labs. I avoided Iris, not exactly on purpose, but I did.
I slowed down was I got to the main floor at the lab. "Oh hey Barry." Cisco said staring at a computer. "What's up?" I asked. "There has been a series of robberies all of the city." He started. "And it has your name on it." he smiled. "Okay fill me in." I said. "Okay so this guy, is like a porcupine. If somebody tried to touch him, it so says he tenses up and shoots out needles from his skin." He said looking amazed. "Sounds like something we deal with." I agreed. "It's good timing, because there's a robbery down town, starchflood bank." he said pulling a video on the computer screen. "Got it." I said before running off.

"I call him, The needle striker!" Cisco said into the microphone connecting star labs to My suit. "That's great Cisco but it's not the time, you should wait until after we catch him." I panted. As I felt the electricity flow slow down, so did i. I was at Starchflood bank before I knew it. There was people hiding and screaming to this guy with some nasty scars and a black trench coat. I quickly placed everyone but The needle striker where they'd be safe, and then faced him. "Stop this now, and we don't have to this the hard way." I demanded. "And have me surrender to the Flash? I think not!" The needle Striker smiled. I then quickly ran behind him and had time to tie his hands and feet up. I held onto his tied hands and said, "Fine then this way it is." I just got laughter as a response. I had so many distractions in my head, I forgot I was facing a medahumn. The next thing I knew he bent slightly over, and as he rose up, needles came plunging out of his skin like I was a meddle detector. The dug into my skin like get little bullets shot into my body. I fell to the ground in pain, but so did he. "You may have won this time Flash, but at least I can laugh!" He gloated. "Barry? Barry are you there." I heard Cisco's voice say. I couldn't even respond to him I was in so much pain. I laid there in wait when Joe barged through the door along with Irises fiancé,Eddie. "B- uh the Flash!" Joe yelled running over to me. "Just get me to star labs." I grunted out.