Hard Life

Home

I ran inside not knowing that Lilly wasn't following. I did a quick look around of my surroundings. Right in front of me was a door, I'm sure it's a coat closet. To my left was a hall way. I could hear a T.V. on and some glass dishes being moved around the opposite of this hall way. That must be the way to the live room, dining room, and kitchen. I'm still looking at this hallway and notice four doors, none are open. I walk down the hallway and look out the tiny window letting in some light. Not much of a view if you ask me. I turn around and decide to inspect the four doors.

I open the closest door to me and take a quick peak. The walls were painted a light purple. In the far left hand corner was a night stand and a queen size bed. Right across form the foot of the bed was a large dresser. I slowly make my way into the room and notice another door and open it. There are a few stuffed animals on the floor and some Disney DVDs. I look up on the top shelf and find some bags. I wonder what those could be.

I decide not to go through them for they must be brand new cloths. I turn around and get a good feel of the room. It's a fairly good size. I just know that Lilly is going to love this room for it has everything she loves.

I walk out of the room and close the door. I walk to the next door and open it. It's a bathroom. There are two sinks side by side on the counter. The tub and toilet are further back in the bathroom. The floor is a blue-ish grey tile with a small pink rug. The best part is that there is no theme in the bathroom it's like they want us to choose a theme. It has an ocean feel to it though. I really miss going to the beach with mom and dad.

I close the door and head for the next room. I slowly open the door and find that the walls are painted a lighter shade than royal blue. I wonder if this is will be my room. I'm just standing at the door way and find a T.V mounted on the wall. I'm in utter shock when I see there is a play station underneath. I make my way into the room and notice something strange about my bed. I think my bed... is a water bed. Oh this room keeps getting better and better. I walk to the closet door and open it. It's a little bigger than the other room but not much. There are a few cloths hung up already. The rest of the closet just seems empty. I close the door and turn around and give it one last look before walking out. I really like this room.

The next door must be the master bed room. I don't think it's a good idea to go in there. Mom and dad didn't like us going in there much unless we were hanging out together, getting something, or asking for something. Besides I don't think they'll like me going through their stuff. I really like being here already yet it's only been a few minutes.

I think that's enough snooping. I head to the kitchen and find a tall man doing the dishes. He looks a lot like George from the back of his head. I stand right next to the door frame and pull out a small pocket knife. Just before I was about to attack Mis.Beth and Lilly walk through the front door. "Logan! What are you doing?" she screamed at me.

She rushed to me and ripped the pocket knife out of my hand. "George is in your kitchen," I told her. She sighed, closed my pocket knife and turned me around so I could look at this man. "That's my husband, and your new father if you wish to call him that. Please do try to get used to your new home for nothing is going to harm you here." She told me softly. I didn't want to disappoint her so I just nodded. She went to this man and tapped him on the shoulder. The man turned around and took out his headphones. "The hospital let me take Lilly and Logan home. Would you please join us for a snack and chat?" she requested. "Sure sweetheart," he smiled and walked to us, "Hello. My name is Mr. Dave. I'm pleased to share my home with such cute kids," he knelt down as he spoke to us because he was pretty tall.

Mis.Beth smiled and walked all of us to the couch. We all sat down except for Mis.Beth who crouched in front of us. "So what do you two think of your new home so far?" she asked kindly. "It's amazing!!!" I told her before anyone else could say a thing, "I've gone through the rooms and I think the purple room is for Lilly because it suits her and the blue room is mine because it's set up the way I like it." Mr. Dave placed a plate of sliced apples on the table for Lilly and me, "I'm glad you like it." He sat right next to me.

How could I not. It's a really nice and well set up room. Lilly ate an apple slice, "I really do like it here and I miss apples so much." Mis.Beth and Mr. Dave just laughed. This is home. This is what I missed.

The hours passed as we all sat down and talked. Before we knew it, it was dinner time. Mis. Beth made us dinner and as we finished she sent us off to shower. Lilly decided to take a shower first because she took the longest. I can remember how much she loved showers. When we moved in with George he allowed me to shower as I pleased but Lilly was restricted from that option. I never found out why since George had given us so much I refused to discuss the issue. Even though she was restricted from showering at times there are days when George had told me she refused to shower. I knew that something was up but I just couldn't find out what.

While I waited for Lilly to be done with her shower I decided to watch a little T.V. I really did miss just relaxing and watching these pictures move on their own. Due to me working so much I wasn't able to watch must things on cable. I guess I missed out on a lot during those days.

Lilly was finally done with her shower after an hour. She walked to my room with the towel on her head and said it was my turn to get cleaned up. I found it weird that I can smell how clean Lilly was. She smelt like a bowl of fruit as I walked passed her. Wow, they must have really gotten a lot of tips on us or maybe they just went through our home.

It felt so good to have the hot water on my skin. Once I was done I looked for all the scrapes and scars I had received through my years of abuse. I'm surprised that there were none between my legs. You'd think that a lot of people would aim there due to it being so sensitive. I counted 102 scares. My body is really beaten up. I quickly got dressed and headed out of the bathroom. I walked to Lilly's room to see if she was still awake but she was away at dream land. I don't wish to stop watching she's so cute when she's asleep. Out of nowhere she starts tossing and turning. I drop my cloths and towel on the floor and rush to her. I softly grab her hand and whisper, "Ssssssshhhhhhh. It's okay. You're safe now." She doesn't calm down at all so I jump into bed with her and hold her tight. She slowly begins to calm down. I guess I have to sleep here tonight.