Shadowed past

Chapter 1

Dick's POV.

It has been a week since I came to live with Tony Zucco. I don't see him that much as I probably should have, but I am not all alone. Tony sends one or two guys to watch me while he is at work, which feels like he's working all day. My room isn't much, just a bed, a wardrobe and an old chair. But at least I'm not locked in this room, but I haven't been out of this house since I came here. So, you could say I am kind of locked in this house.

~~~~time skip~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The time was now 08:15pm and I was reading a book until Tony came in and got my attention when he closed the door. "How was work?" I asked to break the silence, but he just looked at me, which kind of creeped me out. Some minutes went by before he finally said something. " Get your stuff we're moving." Tony said and turned and walked to the door. " Moving? Where?" I asked a bit shocked. "Just a little bit out of town." Tony said and walked out.

I walked over to the wardrobe and got my clothes and when I was finished I went over to my bed and got my stuffed elephant, Peanut. I put everything in my bag, which wasn't that big but I don't have that much either. When all my clothes and Peanut was in the bag, I took a picture of me, my dad and my mum on top so it doesn't break. It is one of the most precious thing I own. I still remember the day it was taken, the day we got to Gotham with the circus. I was so happy, but now, I don't think I'll ever be that happy again.

~~~~~time skip~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The car ride was long but after some time we got to a house just outside of Gotham. The house looked like it could fall at any moment. It is covered by trees and it can be hard to find if you don't know here it was. One of Tony's men opened the car door and the one that sat beside me pushed me a little to make me move out of the car. I walked up to Tony, but I held my distance. I was shown the room I was going to sleep in, I stopped in the door and looked it over. It really wasn't much, just a bed in steal and a thin madras and a blanket and a pillow. The only light was in the middle of the roof, and it was weak, it barely made any light.

The guy pushed me in and locked the door right after he pushed me. "Hey!" I said and pushed myself up on my feet. I heard voices outside the door, I couldn't hear everything but I could put them together so it made sense. " You will give this every day, not more not less. And keep him in that room no matter what. Do you understand?" said someone that sounded like Tony. It was quiet for some seconds before Tony started to talk again. " Good, as long as he is in there, we can start the fun soon." he said. I could hear in his voice that he was smiling. "Why take him all the way out here and not at the old place?" a guy asked.

"Because someone could have heard something and gone to the police with it. And that is something I don't want to risk." Tony said and walked away. " Start the fun?" I asked myself and walked away from the door and sat down on the bed. It was hard and it would take forever to fall asleep on it.

~~~~~~~~~~Next Day~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I woke up by the door being slammed open, the guy came in with a tray with a cup of water and a piece of what looked like bread. He placed it on the bed and walked out again and locked the door. I just looked at it before I took it closer to me. I continued to look at it, it didn't look so tempting but my stomach didn't care and nor did I. So, I took the bread up and took a bit of it. I was right, it wasn't that good but it would have to do. I finished my bread and water and started to walk around in my room, if you even can call it that.

The guy came back in after some hours and took the tray out. He looked over to me and gave me a look that gave me chills down my back. He got the tray and left me. "How long is this going to be like this?" I asked myself as I sat down on the floor and put my knees up to my chest. I felt tears form in my eyes but I didn't want to cry. I had to stay strong beside it wasn't that bad, was it?

~~~~~~~~~~Later that day~~~~~~~~~~~

The door opened and I looked up from my knees with red eyes. Tony walked through the door and the guy locked it when he was in the room. " What is it little kid?" Tony asked with a face that said that he really didn't care. I looked down at the ground and didn't say a word. Tony came closer to me and crouched down in front of me. "Don't you like it here?" Tony said and looked at me. I still didn't talk or look at him. A little time went until he got up and walked over to the door and knocked on it four times and the guy came in with something, I couldn't see it but it can't something good. Tony walked back at me while the door got locked again. I was about to look up at him when something hard hit my head and I started seeing spots. I tried to blink them away but after some time it all turned black.