Numb (a pierce the veil fanfiction)

Chapter One

I sat beneath the stare of my distant aunt as she took a drag off of her cigarette while going over the house rules.

No guys over.
Curfew is 10.
Friends can be over, but no loud noises, they have to be gone by ten.
You go to school everyday here.
No watching TV on Thursdays or Saturdays, because that's when her program comes on.
Her house her rules, if I don't oblige she will hand me back over to the state.

"Now go and get unpacked now, I'm going to watch my program." Priscilla shooed me off in the direction of my room.

There was a feeling of displacement when I walked through these halls. This wasn't home, but I will never remember the feeling of home again. I'm stuck living with an aunt I've only met twice in my life, because my mom signed me over to the state. I will always forgive her though. She's confused and doesn't know who to believe, it's just going to take time. Soon I'll be back at home, and I'll finally be able to call it home. Before, I used to cry just thinking about going to that place, but it's safe now. He isn't there.

I pushed everything to the side and laid on the little twin size bed that was placed in the corner of this guest room. I had no physical nor mental will to want to do anything. I just wanted to, breathe.

I never had time to dwell on the events that took place in the court room. As soon as I came home, I was told to pack my stuff and two people in suits were at my door in the matter of minutes.

Sleep has been foreign to me, so I guess my body decided to finally let me rest, not that that I wanted to.

"I'm sorry ma'am, but due to the misconception of evidence, I can not charge this man. Chad Beverly, you are free to go. Court is dismissed."

"No!"

My body flew up right in the bed, the little baby hairs of mine were sticking to my forehead and my heart was beating a mile a minute.

"It was just a dream." I told myself. As I could see outside the window, it was now dark out. As my chest rose back down, I let all of the memories flood back to me. The reasons why I kept myself up at night.

I took this time to myself and I let everything out. Finally.

My shoulders shook with the pain I felt in my heart. Feeling like your existence has no meaning, is the worse feeling ever. I hope nobody feels the mental pain that I feel, because without a blade to my wrist I feel numb.