A New Generation

Chapter 1: Hayden Ashburn

Kaya-
I held Hayden in my arms. "My sweet boy... don't ever let anyone tell you that you are weak. You have a burning passion like fire." I said kissing my baby's head. I handed him to my husband and passed away.

Kent-
I hit the bottle when Kaya died and that on top of my job at the oil rig. I would come home every day and drink.

Kyle-
"It's okay Hayden." I said. "Granted you are only a baby, and you don't understand this...but that gem is something else." I said.
"Kyle!! Where is my dinner!!" Dad screamed.
"In the fridge, all you have to do is heat it up!" I shouted.
He did and I put Hayden in bed. As Hayden got older, dad got more violent. He beat us, whipped us, burned us, shocked us, and branded us if we did anything he didn't ask.
Hayden accidentally knocked over a picture and when dad heard it he stared to scream at us.
"Dad please! It was just an accident!" I shouted.
"Don't talk to me boy!" He screamed holding the bottle and slamming it beside Hayden.
"Dad, it was my fault okay! Punish me, not Hayden! It was me, I tripped and knocked it over okay." I said.
He grabbed my shirt and dragged me out to the barn. He took off my shirt, twisted my arms behind my back, raised them up, tied them to a metal pole, tied an electrical wire around them, grabbed a cat-o-nine-tails, shoved a dirty sock down my throat, turned on the electric wire, and started whipping me and shocking me.
He had tied Hayden's body to a wooden column with a rope prior, tied his head to the column, shoved a dirty sock down his Threat, and taped his eyes open to make him watch.
Once he was done, he left us out there over night.
We would both go to school with bruises, scratches, and more. We were too scared of our dad to tell anyone, so we always lied and made up stories.
We got home and dad was yelling over the phone at someone and slammed the phone down. He stripped the two of us completely naked and tied us with ropes. He stuck us in wooden boxes with a dirty sock in our mouths and he would fill the box with water and make us stay in there all night.
Again we didn't say anything. The next day we found a dog and I smiled picking him up. It was a puppy German Shepherd. We kept him, named him Delgado, kept him hidden from dad and gave him food and water and played with him and exercised him keeping him a secret.
  My dad came home that night and grabbed us both by the shirt. He took us out to the back yard, stripped us naked, put a collar around our necks, and chained us to some poles. He shoved a dirty sock down each of our throats and whipped the both of us. Then he covered us in honey and forced us to invest milk and honey to attract bugs that ate at our bodies.
  We went to school the next day and still didn't say anything.
When I turned eighteen, I took full custody of Hayden, got the dog a collar, got a girlfriend, got an apartment, got a full time job as an FBI agent, and it was a happy thing.
We arrested my dad in a mass rape case and it was so satisfying.
Hayden was happy, Delgado was happy, and therefore I was happy.
I came home everyday and hugged them. Hayden was only ten when I became his legal guardian and now he was twelve now.
"How was middle school?" I asked.
"It's good, and guess what?" Hayden asked.
"What?" I asked.
"I am on A Team football as the quarterback!" Hayden exclaimed.
"I'm so proud of you buddy!" I said hugging him.
"And I'm the team captain!" Hayden exclaimed.
"That's so good, I told you." I said rubbing his shoulders.
"You did, thanks for always being there for me Kyle." Hayden said.
"Of course kiddo, I will always be here for you...even when I'm gone." I said rustling up his hair.
Hayden smiled. "Oh speaking of, I met a really pretty girl today." Hayden said getting a water bottle.
"Really, well don't leave us hanging...what's she like?" Alice, my now wife asked.
"Oh she's incredible. She's the A Team Cheer captain. She has brown hair, hazel eyes, and pale-tannish skin. She is the literal definition of hot." Hayden said.
"Did you get her number or name?" I asked.
"I got both. Her name is Hannah Maki and her number is in my cell." Hayden said shaking the cell phone.
"Good for you pal." I said and we went to sleep.

Hayden-
Kyle helped me get ready for my first date. "I look like a monkey." I said looking in the mirror at the tuxedo.
  "Chicks dig the tight tuxedo, it's how I went on my first date with Alice. Now look at us." Kyle said smiling at her.
  "I guess so, and we are going to an expensive restaurant." I said.
  "See? All the more reason for a tux." Kyle said.
  I smiled the black jacket, red shirt, black slacks, and black dress shoes were extremely cool. Alice fixed my messy hair and Kyle dropped me off at the restaurant.
  "You look nice." Hannah said.
  "Thanks, and you look..." I gawked. "Absolutely stunning." I said.
  She was wearing a sparkly one shoulder tank sleeve red dress with a slit, black heels, her black hand bag, her hair had her bangs covering one eye, and her makeup was perfect. She looked like a model.
  "Thank you." She said.
  I pulled out her chair and she sat down. We ordered drinks and then looked at the menu. Once we got our stuff ordered we started talking.
  We laughed and had a really good night. We were holding hands and I walked her home. As I walked her home a guy came rubbing and stole her purse. "My parents are going to kill me!" She shouted.
  "Stay inside, I'll get your purse." I said and I chased down the guy. I tackled him and grabbed the purse. I gave it back to her and she smiled. She kissed my cheek and smiled as she went into her house.
  I walked home to my house and went to sleep.
  That relationship lasted until Freshmen year when we both decided to just be friends. High school was hell, and I got into all sorts of trouble because people would pick fights and my grades were not so great. I landed a spot in detention everyday after school, but my coach kept me on the football team because he liked me.