The Life Of A Jumper

-flashback-

I heard smashing and crashing. I knew it was my dad throwing dishes on the floor, because I heard my mom screaming at him and telling him... to stop throwing dishes on the ground.

"Is this normal, is this what everyone goes through." is a question I ask myself every fucking day. Its something Im used too though, Im used to this heavy burden on my back. I'm used to all of this...

fighting.

My parents seem so nice to one another during the day. Or when we're togethas a family. Laughing and playing around... But something happens at night, when we go to our rooms. Before we do they get all quiet and my dad leaves for awhile, he smells like the special medicine when he gets back and starts acting weird, and mean. Once we go to bed they start to fight again...

I'm only 10. Why do my parents do this to us...

Why...

-six years later- (present day)

"Elias!" my social worker howls at me. " you need to be realistic. I need to find you a new home and you're no help. You need to help me."

"I want to live with band members." I say remembering the headlines for A.P Magazine...

'OF MICE AND MEN: AUSTIN CARLILE AND ALAN ASHBY... HAVING KIDS?'

The article said they were either adopting or fostering children.

"C'Mon Elias. Don't be hard on me." Shelly says (social worker)

"okay, I wot be hard this time: they either have to live at an address with '666' or '420' in it. They don't go to church and like hell are they gonna be a goody two shoes white family... Alright?" I say with a smile at the end.

"Elias, you can't do that. Pick a real home or I'm sending you to the golden eagle."

"LIKE HELL AM I EVER GOING BACK TO THAT DOUCHE BAG PLANET. I'M NOT GOING BACK THERE" I yell at her. This bitch is crazy. I'm pretty sure some people in the room looked over their cubicle to see who was shouting. And just so you know cause I know for A fact you're wondering what the hell a 'Golden eagle' is. The golden eagle is a group home where the staff are a bunch of angry Aboriginal women.

It is NOT fun.

"That's my only choice Elias-" he phone starts to ring and she pulls it out of her bag "Hello Shelley speaking." I walk out to the washroom with my bag. I wash off the makeup I'm wearing now and 're apply it all. someone walks into the bathroom after me. She apeers to be 13 or 14-ish

"you're far too pretty to be putting makeup back on- Oh dear... what is this?" She pick up my right arm sliding he finger across my scars. "I like to draw too" She pulls up both of her arms lying them beside each other in the air. She puts one arm down and goes to shake my hand, I shake back. "Sorry, my name is Noah"

"my name is Elias" I start. " hey, Noah. you. seem like a really really awesome person and I really want to stay and chat but I'm with my social worker and we''re. looking for a home. I really have to go because I'm basically homeless if we don't find anything. Other than M.Y.S... Y'know?"

she nods and smiles."Of course, I get it. But here... Take my number. And text or call me, anytime." She digs through my bag take out a pen and pencil. She put her number down and a short note. I hug her and walk out "By Elias." I nod and smile as I walk out.

I walk back to her office and sit in my chair.

"Elias, we might have found you a home. I talked to the family and it's almost everything you wanted. But they go to church and encour-"

"No, no... fuck that no." I say. I hate church, they kicked my family out for me having homosexual thoughts. Plus I grew up on Tumblr, gays and heavy metal.

So fuck that.

"Well, I have no choice but to send you to the golden eagle"

"NO! WHY DON'T YOU JUST SEND ME TO M.Y.S IF YOU DON'T HAVE A HOME FOR ME. THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE FOR."

Shelley has no reaction to me. "Have you heard of the band Of Mice And Men?" shred says calmly. Which also calms me down, because... Bands.

I unzip my sweater showing her band tee I have on and say: "I love them, why?"

"Well... she starts. I got a call from them awhile ago and I just remembered it." She has my full attention on her. " They want to adopt. I know for a fact neither of your parents would be ready by the time you're 19. My supervisor also agreed to it... Only if you wanted too, of course."

Before she says anything more I screach out a loud "YES!!!" I stand up and hug Shelley. She pulls my tight grip off of her midsection. I start jumping with joy. "SO THIS MEANS I'M GETTING ADOPTED BY BANDS!!!" Shelley looks so annoyed by me. I wouldn't blame her.

"Well..." She says

"Well? Well what?!??" I reply Impatiently.

"Not the whole band. Just the bassist and... guitar player? Alan and Ashton? something like that."

I shrug off the fact she said Ashton and Guitarist... BUT WHATEVER...

I'M BEING ADOPTED BY OF MICE AND MEN!!

Hello guys!! Its Elias!!! Im back with a new story. Exited or what?!?!?!! Idk, Im really hoping this works. 

-props to Shaylese for this Epic plot-