Chapter Two- The boy of fire

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Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by the choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny little tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is going to spy
To see if reindeer's really know how to fly
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you
And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you, Merry Christmas to-

*

Mother hit the radio with the force of a thousand waterfalls.

"Jonathan! I'm taking you to the hospital"

"Honey, I'm fine"

"You're going and thats it!"

"That's too much money that we don't have. They'll just say to do it over the counter"

"So you're a pharmacist now?"

"No but..."

"Mom" Lizzy spoke up

"But what Jonathan?"

"Mom" she said a little louder.

"But going over the counter could be dangerous"

"That's insane"

"MOM" Lizzy yelled. When she yells, the tides, sun, earth, moon, and stars obey her.

"What?!" She screamed back.

"Could you two stop arguing for one minute! Dad said no so the answer is no" she stormed into my room. I turned around to face her.

"You okay, Lizzy?"

"If I was, I wouldn't be in here with"

"Then what's wrong?"

"I'm worried about Dad."

"I am too. He'll get better eventually"

"Mom definitely isn't helping"

"She's just worried about him"

"I guess that makes sense"

Lizzy turned towards the door

"Thanks, Autumn"

"You're welcome"

She walked out and into her room. I laid down in my bed. Staring up at the celling. I don't know why but I started to cry. I felt so lonely in life. I was worried for my dad. But then an outsider entered the Palmer household. And it's never been the same.

*

Joshua was struggling. They had tortured him so much in this new chamber. He most likely won't be able to have kids, from what they done to him. They broke his bones, whipped him, and they even psychologically abused him. But they could never break him.

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