Lost Boys | HU AU|

Chapter 4

Danny p.o.v

"What are you doing?" I ask Caleb. It has been a couple of days since Aron beat me up and I am doing a lot better. My nose is fine now, I don't have blood in it anymore. The nightmares have not gotten any easier, but I had one of my friends lay with me at night, so it made it a little easier to go back to sleep afterwards. "You're going to have a bath Danny. I know you have never had one before, but they aren't scary at all I promise," he replies. He's slowly introducing me to everything that I should know as a fourteen year old. He said that if I was still doing this well that next week I will be able to start school with the rest of the guys. I was so nervous, but I trust that Caleb was going to keep me safe. he was keeping the police updated with anything new that I told him about my experience at home with my birth parents.

Soon, he has to go to court as my birth parents will be on trial. He has to give evidence on my behalf and I am able to go if I feel confident enough to. I can be hidden on the stand so that they don't see me. Caleb say it will be good for me to be able to watch my parents get the verdict and possible sentence for what they have done to me. "I'm a little bit scared," I tell Caleb, and he takes my hand and I follow him into the bathroom. He shows me what a bath tub looks like and I put my hand into the water. It felt really warm against my hand and I smiled at him. "See, it's not that scary," Caleb tells me, and I nod. I guess I was always taught to fear the bath tub and any form of hygiene. Caleb never once teased me for being a little bit afraid of the bath.

"I'm sorry," I tell him, and he pulls me into a gentle hug. I still find the word sorry being a huge part of my daily vocabulary. "There is no need to be sorry Dan. All of this is new to you, I understand that your emotions will be all over the place," Caleb tells me, he lets me tell him when I think the water is the right temperature for me and he turns the tap off. I take all of my clothes off then get into the water. I gasp, and Caleb looks at me with concern on his face. "It's really nice," I tell him, making sure he knows I am okay and I am happy right now. He chuckles and pours some of the water onto my hair. "That's alright then, now let's get you all clean," he tells me then shows me the shampoo bottle he wanted to use.

It smelled like apples and I never thought that it would smell as good as it did. I knew that I couldn't eat it thought, I wasn't that silly. Caleb smiled as I closed my eyes. I was enjoying the massage that he was giving me while he was rubbing the shampoo in my hair and I heard him chuckle again. "I'm glad you are enjoying this Dan," he tells me, and I smile. Ten minutes later I was all clean and dressed. I know he is taking me to my first doctors appointment soon and I was very nervous for that. I don't quite know what to think about doctors yet, I was scared being in the hospital when I was rescued. Caleb knows how worried I am, and he will make sure that I am calm during my appointment. It's just going to be a little check-up.

"You'll be okay Danny, I will be with you the whole time. There is nothing to be afraid of, they won't do anything you aren't comfortable with," he tells me, as we get into the car. I really wanted George or Jorel to be with me, but they are still in school. I trust Caleb with my life, so I know he will keep me safe from all the scary doctors. I guess I am making assumptions by saying that all doctors are scary when they probably aren't. I just haven't got any experiences with doctors to make a judgement on how they are. They might be very nice to me, I just don't know yet. It takes ten minutes to get to the doctors and Caleb keeps his hand on my shoulder as we walk in and we go to reception where he gives my name because I find myself unable to speak.

It's not the first time that I have become mute all of a sudden. They said it would happen as a result of the trauma that I have gone through. That's why George started using American sign language with me. Then if I suddenly become mute I have a way to communicate with him what I want to say about how I am feeling and if I want to do something. Caleb knows it too, he was the one who taught George first and has taught me a little bit. Caleb guided me towards a chair while we wait for my name to be called. People were giving us strange looks, it made me want to hide more and more, but I can't until we get back to the Lost Boy's home. "It's gonna be fine Danny. Let me show you something," Caleb says.