Can he be fixed?

(29)Super hero too a Villain

Ej's POV

I've been worried about Ricky since he went too Chicago he has barely been texting me and hasn't called me at all, yes it has only been 2 days but still, this wasn't like him. This wasn't the boy I have grown too love, something was happening. Concerned and totally burned out from trying too make a decision between my final two colleges I decide too go for a drive and end up passing by Ricky's house. Curious I go up and knock on his front door too be met with his dad, with a sad smile on his face he invites me in which I excepted. Smiling I followed him inside as he offers me a drink, politely declining I decided too ask too stick around for a bit too give him some company. We sat in the kitchen talking for a couple hours as he told me stories about when Ricky was young. Laughing my head off he continued too tell me stories till he ran out of them, and before I knew it was lunch time.

After we had finished the sandwiches he had made I offered too help set anything up, as he had already moved there stuff over too the new house that was a small three bedroom two bath house. It was more almost the size of an apartment but disconnected from any other houses. So once I had gotten into Rickys room I started too set up everything, first starting from his bed then going on from there. By the time his room was finished and one of the cribs was put up I started getting worried, what if he wanted the triplets close by and in his room while they were young. So texting Ricky I decided too message him about what he wanted too happen and what kind of beds he wanted for them. Then set my phone down I started too work on his bed, it was a queen size bed with took up a decent amount of his bedroom, then there was a dresser for in his closet, a piano Stand and a spot for his guitar. His dad had already gotten the tv all mounted too the wall and everything else in the room set up. Then once we had gotten all Ricky's stuff all put away we started on the triplets stuff.

Rickys and I never really got the chance too talk about it much, about raising the kids, if I would be considered a parental figure too them, or if he wanted me more as a sort of friend figure or something, either way I would be there for all of them, including Ricky. For anything that they might need, I want too be apart of there lives but I don't want too over step in Ricky's life, thats not at all what he needs right now. But here I was building what soon would hold his three kids, which thinking about it I realized that genders were never discussed, so curiously I text him asking him 'Hey my love curiosity got too me and I was wondering if you new the genders of the triplets. Get back too me when you can, I love you so so so much I hope your having an amazing time in Chicago with your mom.' Then I left it at that I knew I wanted too say more, I wanted him too call me,I wanted him too talk too me late into the night but it seemed like I needed too give him some space. Like he needed some time away from me. So smiling I looked at the secret pictures I had taken of him when we were hanging out and making the build a bear. That night I fell asleep peacefully thinking about my amazing boyfriend and the life were gonna have together.

Ricky's POV (TW:SH and ABUSE)

For the next couple days it was the same routine, wake up tell my mom goodbye before she leaves for work, then Todd finds something too be mad at me for, hits me too where I either almost or actually pass out, then wake up make him lunch, go in my room and replace my emotional pain with physical pain with the small metal pieces I hide, my mom gets home, we eat dinner, then I go too sleep completely exhausted. Just a couple more days, it was Wednesday today and I would be going back Saturday morning, just three days if you count today. So deciding that I have been inside for long enough I grab my old skateboard I had brought with and headed out the front door, not even caring too tell Todd where I was going. Riding down the road I looked around, there was a big grassy field, a elementary school, many houses, and there was a pretty new or well kept park with a skate park next too it. Curious I skated over too the park too see a group of kids with skateboards sitting over on the swings laughing and joking around, they looked about my age and nice enough. "Hey sweatshirt skater boy come here." Looking over at them I see the whole group looking at me with almost a expecting look.

Once I got over there I introduced myself and they introduced themselves as Anna, Leo, Will, Sammy, and Nichole. Nodding my head I told them my name as I sat down on my board, then Leo spoke up "So Rick, are you new too the neighborhood? I never saw a moving truck." Sighing I said I was just visiting for the week, not really wanting too get into my whole backstory with kids I barely knew. "Oh I'm just here visiting for the week, going home on Saturday." Nodding there heads they offer too hangout tomorrow, having nothing better too do I agree and decide its not the worst idea. Then I looked at the time and there was 30+ messages from Todd saying that if I don't get home in the next 10 minutes I would be sorry, 20 minutes ago. Cursing I stand up saying that I lost track of time and I'm late for some plans, not wanting too worry them on the first day of meeting up, after yelling my number too them I sped off on my skateboard.

*More ABUSE*

As I walked thought the front door I felt someone push me too the floor, Todd. "You stupid kid you leave this house without permission like you can do anything you want, well you can't. You need too be taught a lesson. Then dragging me by the hair he yanks me into my bedroom before throwing me too the ground before he starts too kick me repeatedly in the ribs, this is the last thing I could remember before blacking out. Then next thing I remember was waking up on my bedroom floor my ribs hurting, a major headache, and tear stains on my face. Sitting up I look at my phone noticing the time I realize that my mom would be home soon and not wanting too risk my mom finding me like this and having Todd getting even angrier I quickly throw on a new hoodie and new clothes, and quietly walk out of my room and into my moms room too find some concealer and powder too cover it up with, eventually finding what I needed I covered up all the bruises before hiding the make up in my room incase I needed it later. Then I heard my mom walk through the front door. Sitting down I pull out my journal and start working on one of my old songs acting as if I had been there for a while as I hear someone knock on the door.

"Hey Ricky how you doing in there Todd said that you've been in your room for a while and wanted too know when your coming out." As she said this a chill went down my spine as she said this. He knew I haven't been in my room, he knew what was happening minutes before, but he knew that I wouldn't say anything either. I was scared, scared of what would happen. Scared of how he would react if I told my mom. But would she even believe me? Would she care? Or would she just laugh at me and take his side, HIS side. Would it be like this another year of my life until I turn 18, until I get too decided what should happen in my own life. Sighing I said "Just writing or trying too write a new song." Then I heard her walk away, leaving me here going too Todd. Going too the man who has only been in her life for a couple months and choosing him over a child who has been in her life for 16 years.

After I had worked on my music for a while, which the music had never came this easy, this easy about my parents, or more specifically about my mom. She used too be my superhero along with my dad now she was the villain in my story. She was the one who had rescued me from everything that scared me when I was younger with my dad now it was my dad who would have too save me from her, save me from the villain that she had become. Now I guess its tainted love, well I guess its just tainted love. In that moment I promised myself that I wouldn't be that kind of parent too my kids, I would be there too protect them and not put them down and put them in these type of situations. I wont let them get hurt like I am.