Happiness: Tales from the dark side

Chapter one:Happy pills

"Don't run into the darkness! Live it and drive it to madness like how it does the same to you."
2017~ Max

Maxwell Flameheart lived in a cabin in the woods with his "normal" Family. He woke up after having a nightmare about his family. He looked around, crying without stopping any time soon. His sister walked in and comforted him,"Shhh.. Maxwell it's ok.. I am here.. "
Maxwell held her close, not planning on letting go anytime soon. His sister, Runa Flameheart, dearly loved him and cared about him. "Did you have another nightmare, Maxwell? "
He nodded, wiping his tears. "I don't know what to do about my fucked up mind! "
She looked at the bottle of Prozac sitting on his bed stand and nodded in disbelief.
"....I hate our parents"
"I do too.. I want Dad to stop abusing me. He clams I'm insane because of my disorders but he's the reason why I have them! "
He yelled, angrily.
Runa stared at the pill bottle.
"Runa? Are you ok? "
She didn't answer as she picked it up and opened it.
"... Runa? What are you doing? "
She put one in her mouth and another one in Maxwell's hand.
"These are evil but... I don't like being sad. "
She said, almost crying before swallowing the Prozac and immediately smiling unnaturally.
Maxwell stared at the pill, refusing to take them.
Runa looked at him, giggling.
"Come on, big brother! It's just one! "
"Yea but.. I don't wanna be forcefully happy. I prefer the natural kind. Something I'll never feel in a eternity of living here. I'm so glad people at school don't question us..."
He threw the pill under his pillow, along with the rest of them.
"But bro... Dad will beat you again for refusing.. And I don't like seeing you get beaten! "
"I could care less about that fat bastard I call my dad-"
He froze up as he saw his dad standing in the door way of his room
"What was that you little son of a bitch?! "
Maxwell couldn't speak because the fear of being hurt by his dad stopped him.
"....."
Runa stood up on her small legs.
"D-dad! Please don't hurt him! "
The dad slapped Runa across the face, making her fall onto the ground. She started crying uncontrollably.
Maxwell ran to her but before he did, his dad punched him and threw him to the wall.
"Ah! Dad no! "
His dad pulled out his belt and whipped his back so hard, it caused him to bleed.
Maxwell screamed in pain, as he pulled out his pocket knife and yelled to his dad"NO MORE! "
He stabbed his dad in the chest out of anger. His dad screamed in pain but Maxwell held his dad's mouth shut, making sure no air got out of his lungs. He died 2 minuets later.
"I... I did it.. "
Runa looked at Maxwell with happiness not because of the drugs but true happiness.
"You killed dad.. "
Maxwell, for the first time, smiled.
He helped his sister up and gave her a kiss on the forehead.
Runa blushed a little but covered it up with her jacket.
"Wait.. What about Mom? "
"Dad abused her... She would be happy to know I killed him. We can finally be a happy family."
They walked down stairs to their mom. They thought telling her about the death of their father/ her husband would be a good thing but.. Boy were they wrong.
(Find out what happens next in chapter 2: The Noose)