A Tortured Soul

Chapter 12

    By the time Justin turned five years old he was so use to being neglected and abused it didn't really bother him anymore. Besides Marge and Jason payed less and less attention to him since Derek and Amanda were born.

        The twins took up so much of their time they didn't even care to take food up to him anymore. He was in school now so he had a guaranteed two meals a day five days a week.

       One friday afternoon Justin and JT were walking home from the bus stop goofing off and one of Justin's sleeves got pushed up and JT caught a glimps of a scar.

"What is that?"

JT asked pointing to Justin's arm.

"Its nothing."

He said pulling his sleeve back down.

"Do you have a tattoo?"

"No dummy, I'm not big enough for a tattoo."

"It looked like a word. What does it say?"

"Its nothing forget it."

"Is it the reason you always wear long sleeves?"

"Stop!"

        JT really wanted to know what he seen but he could tell Justin was getting mad so he apologized and changed the subject.

"You want to come over and play later?"

"Sure."

       Luckily there was a town event going on and Justin knew his parents and the twins would be going so he was free to go to JT's house for a while and play. Marge and Jason always took Derek and Amanda to all the fun activities the town had going on, they said they want the twins to experience as much as possible and of course always left Justin behind.

      A few hours later they left and Justin went to the Thomas' house.

"Hey Justin! Where have you been sweetie I was afraid you didn't like us anymore, why have you been gone so long?"

May said giving him the biggest hug he had ever gotten.

        After Justin stabbed Jason in the neck his parents beat him so bad it took several months for him to heal and regain enough strength to move around so they pulled him out of daycare and refused to let him leave the house until he started school.

       It took him until a few months ago to realize he could walk right out the door without his parents noticing because they were so wrapped up in the twins.

"Im back!"

"I'm so glad! Here I want to introduce you to someone! This is Debbie Ryles! She is my best friend! We use to work together until she left last month to open her brand new antique shop! Debbie this is Justin! He lives a few houses down!"

"Hi!"

Justin said softly.

"Hi there, its so nice to meet you! You know you look like someone I use to go to school with, whats your parents names?"

"Lily and Aaron Colez!"

May jumped in before Justin could answer, and he was glad she did because he had forgotten they gave her false names.

"Oh, I don't think I know them."

"JT is in his room if you want to go play!"

      He ran off to find JT and the adults continued discussing the lock situation at the antique shop.

   He played for a few hours until his stomach started to tighten. That is how he knew he needed to get back home because his parents would be back soon, it was almost like a sixth sense.

     When he got home his parents pulled up in the driveway as he was closing his bedroom door.

"Just in time!"

He thought to himself.

       Amanda and Derek raced to Justin's room to show him the toys daddy won for them at the fair. He just sat in the back corner of the room starring at the floor paying no attention to them rubbing in the fact they have things and he don't.

     When he didn't acknowledge them they both went downstairs and told on him for ignoring them.

"You fucking idiot, they were talking to you, the least you could do is let them know you see them."

Marge said angrily.

"I got this babe, take Derek and Amanda downstairs and I will straighten him out."

Jason said as he stepped into the room.

      They kissed and Marge did as Jason said. As soon as the door closed Jason hit Justin in the back of the head with a nerds rope he held in his hand. Justin didn't budge so he knelt down beside him.

"Did you hear her boy?"

     Justin didn't respond, so Jason slapped him across the face.

"Answer me you little fuck."

     Justin made eye contact with him.

"When those babies are talking to you, you damn well better answer them you got it? You will show them the respect they deserve, understood?"

     Justin still kept quiet. Jason grabbed him by the hair, yanked his head back, and got nose to nose with him.

"Answer me."

      Justin said nothing.

"I can't fucking stand you!"

      Jason yelled as he picked Justin up by his hair and threw him across the room. He hit the wall and fell to the floor. Jason walked over kicked, him in the stomach, and yanked him up by his arm twisting it as he did.

"You will never be as good as they are, all you will ever be is my rag doll, your life is a waste."

      Those were the last words he spoke before hitting him in the face one last time and throwing him into another wall.

       Justin stayed laying on the floor as the pain slowly boiled over into anger. He thought up a plan to return the damage and left. The last time he played in JT's backyard he discoverd a hole that resembled a cave and decided to spend the night there.                 That way if his parents noticed he was gone and came looking for him Jack and May wouldn't know where he was either.

    He knew he would get beat again if they found out he was missing, but at least this time he would have a plan.