Saving the Delinquents

Wake me up

This is the year 3056 day 36

"Stop moving Greyson"  My mom said as she was trying to take my picture. "Your pictures might get me a new job Grey"  She said repositioning my head. There is a ring at the door bell "I will be right back don't move!" She ran to our door and there was a loud bang, then I heard footsteps coming towards where I was. The footsteps belonged to a man, an adult and he was crying. He told me "run as fast as you can and don't look back... you can't come back here ever. Run Greyson." he said that just before he fell to the ground, There was a man behind him staring at me. I looked down at the man on the floor and sprinted out the door as fast as I could go. I stopped a few blocks away from my old house and heard a voice behind me yell "I will find you Greyson Ford! You are not safe as long as I am free!"

I shot out of bed to come face to face with Pazell. "What's wrong Greyson? You woke us all up with your screaming we thought there was a break in!" I rubbed my head and apologized to everyone and told them all to leave and that I was fine, but no matter how many times I asked Pazell to leave he wouldn't. "What happened Grey? You had us all worried. Did you have the dream again?" He asked with a worried look on his face. He stood up looking down at me "Greyson, please just tell me." he said to me his silver eyes willing me to tell him. "Well.." I started looking down at my hands which were shaking. I stood up and went over to my bookshelf. There was something unusual about the lady from the dream, she looked very familiar. I looked around and reached all the way to the back of the shelf until my hand found the book I was looking for. I pulled it down searching as fast as I could for the picture and there in the middle of the book was a photo of the women from my dream. Pazell looked over my shoulder to see what I had found, I drew this picture the night my mom died. I dropped the book on my bed and yet another picture fell out, but this photo was of a man, the same man who said that one day he would find me, the same man who killed my mom. I looked up at Pazell before I realized I was crying. I had finally gotten his image out of my head and here he is again. Pazell took the photo and got a look of hatred “ Why do you have a picture of that man?” He asked, looking at it. He didn’t know. I didn’t tell any of them. But I thought maybe it was time. “He’s the man we’re fighting against.” I told him, wiping my eyes. “He killed my mother.” I broke out in more sobs, covering my face with my pillow. An arm went around my shoulders, and I heard a shushing, reassuring voice. I looked up and saw Rory, looking a bit awkward. I was astonished, because Rory never really touched anyone but Pazell, and that was because she was hitting him. It was then I realized how much they all cared for me. That just made me cry even more. Then Pazell sat on the other side of me, and wrapped his arms around me. I smiled at them both, grateful. The others came in and did the same. I had finally found a place I belonged, a family. It felt amazing. But I knew it couldn’t last. Nothing ever did. I told them all to go back to their beds, I was fine now. They were persistent to stay, but I got them to leave. I layed back down, looking at the picture. I fell asleep that way, thinking of what happened, and what would happen to my new family if he found them. It wouldn’t be good. I would lose them, like with my mother. I would rather die than experience that again and with my luck I probably would.

“You think hiding with your little friends is going to stop me? Greyson you know how much I hate it when you try and beat me. I always win. Just like with your mother. There is no place for you, Your friends are just helping me to get to you. They never really liked you. Just like your mom, she was just preparing you for me. Soon enough Greyson you will be mine and there will be no escape this time.” The man said looking down on me growing with each word he said. I couldn’t shake the feeling that he was someone I know, or should know. He only talked about my mom, maybe he knows something about my dad.

“Hey are you ok?” Pazell said sitting down next to me. I looked up at him and then it hit me. He didn’t talk about my dad because he is my dad. He killed my mom and now he was after me and my new family.

“Pazell, I just realized who this man is. He is my dad... this man who is trying to kill us is my father.” I say tears in my eyes. I feel an arm wrap around my shoulders and I look back up at Pazell. “Wow... I don’t know how I feel right now but I can tell you that we are all a family and we will do whatever it takes to keep you safe.” he said looking down at me. “This is no longer just some stupid rebellion... this is a revenge plan and we are definitely going to win.” I said thinking about how my mom had always told me stories about him, about how bad of a father he was and how bad of a citizen. The vague memories I had of him and mom’s stories were all I had left and that made me hate him even more. He left our family and that was fine we moved past that but then he came and he killed my mom. Now that I know who he is, this fight will be a bit more difficult.