Torn Into Pieces

Chapter 14

Alexander has been helping me for the past few days and Lieutenant Smith has been helping as well. Brian blamed himself for what happened, I tried to tell him it wasn't his fault but he'd just deny it. Alexander promised to keep what happened away from my parents since it never got back to them. I was grateful for that.

Currently, I was talking to Danny, "So Danny.... How have you been?" I asked him.

"I've been fine Ace. How about you?" He asked me.

I shrugged, "I guess I have been fine. So, Sergeant Morgan is away on a meeting huh?" I asked him. I was sad that he wasn't here but at least he promised to come back right after.

"Yea," he replied. "He should be back by tonight."

"I have a question," I told him as I sat up straighter.

He looked up at me, "Anything."

"What do you think would happen if I snuck away from camp just to go and visit someone?" I asked him.

"I would have to call Sergeant Morgan and he will be mad that he has to leave his meeting early because you can't behave," he explained.

I knew he didn't mean to make it sound like I was a burden, but I couldn't help but feel like I was being a burden to him by causing trouble. I wonder how much problems I caused for him because I couldn't behave. Was I being a burden the other day with Ben?

Instead of saying anything, I just got up and left, and walked around the camp. I saw the Sergeant that was filling in for Alexander but ignored him. I just decided to go find Brian and Adrian. Once I found them, I threw my arms around Adrian's shoulder and grinned.

"I say we go somewhere and make that Sergeant look for us for hours until he gives up," I suggested. I heard Adrian laugh and Brian shook his head.

"Always up to causing trouble huh?" Adrian mused at me and I just smirked at him.

We just sat there laughing and talking with each other as time passed. I forced myself to admit that I missed Alexander and was ready for him to come back, but I also didn't want to seem like a clingy type of person.

It eventually got dark and we were forced to go back to our cabins. I saw Chad already asleep as I changed clothes quickly and climbed onto the top bunk and covered up. I sighed lightly, as I fell back asleep.

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Nightmare
TW: Inappropriate touching and language to a minor!! Nothing Graphic!!

I was playing with my toy cars that my step-dad, Robert, just got for me for my 9th birthday. I was happy and couldn't help but think about how he was my favorite person right now.

I heard the door open to my bedroom and saw Robert walk in. I smiled at him as he sat on my bed. He watched me as I played with the cars when I heard him speak gently, "Come here Ace. Come sit on my lap," he called out to me. I let the cars fall out of my hands as I got up and walked over to him. He reached out and pulled me into his lap. He had my back pressed up against his chest.

I felt uncomfortable from the way he touched me. I felt his hands running up and down my chest as he put his chin on my shoulder, "You enjoying the birthday present I got for you baby boy?" He mused at me.

"Yes," I answered him quietly.

I tried to get out of his hold but he tightened his hold on me, "Now baby boy, be still. You want to thank me right?" He asked me and I nodded as he chuckled. "Then be still for me baby," his voice sounded cold.

I stayed still as his hands roamed my body. One of his hands traveled down to my crotch and pushed down, I whimpered into his hold and he shushed me quietly. His other hand traveled up to my face and his thumb ran over my top and bottom lip.

"I wonder what those lips can do baby boy," he thought out loud. I heard the door open and he let go of me and I immediately went back to the floor. "Don't tell your mom about this or I will not get you anything else," he ordered me before leaving my bedroom.

I sat on the floor frozen in fear.

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End of Nightmare

I jolted up to someone shaking me roughly. I blinked multiple times before I focused in on Adrian looking at me with concern written all over his face. I groaned as I sat up, "What is it?" I asked sleepily.

"Chad said it sounded like you were having a nightmare," he explained as gently as possible.

I huffed slightly, "I'm fine."

"Come on. Let's go somewhere and talk," he ushered me out of the bed quickly.

I got up and climbed down the ladder and followed him out of the cabin. It was a little cold outside as we walked together in silence. I glared at the ground as we kept walking until he finally broke the silence.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't there to save you Ace," he spoke with so much guilt in his voice. Enough that it made my heart ache. "I should've been there for you."

I felt my heart break from him blaming himself for what happened. The problem was, I didn't know which time he was talking about, "It's not your fault. You didn't know," I assured him gently.

He sighed heavily but nodded. I took the silence as he was trying to soothe his guilt.

A smirk fell on my face, "So you and Brian huh?" I asked him teasingly. His head snapped up quickly, "I found y'all making out with each other the other day," I informed his confused face.

He grumbled lightly, "Yea. We're dating now, I guess," he stated but confused by what he in the last couple of words.

"You guess?" I tried to reach him further.

"I want to ask him to be my boyfriend, but at the same time, I'm afraid he only sees us as a hook-up in desperate need for sexual pleasure," he answered sadly.

I frowned, "He likes you Adrian. I see the way you two look at each other," I tried to console him. "There is no way in hell he doesn't like you back. If not, then he is one of the stupidest people that I have ever saw, besides Gary of course. You are the best person I know Adrian. It would be his lost if he doesn't like you back," I spoke encouragingly.

He chuckled lightly, "This is why your my best friend," he mused at me gently.

I laughed lightly as we sat down on a bench and watched the night sky for a while, without saying anything.

'Will I ever have the courage to tell Alexander the truth about what happened to me?' I thought to myself. And to be honest that thought scared the hell out of me.

Cause what of I tell him and he hates me and tells everyone else in camp about what happened?

That terrified the hell out of me.