A Tortured Soul

Chapter 13

       June 10th 1988, May had another baby! Her name is Tatiana Marie Thomas. She was so tiny with a head full of dark brown hair, medium tan skin, and beautiful light green eyes. When they brought her home from the hospital the house was decorated for a welcome home party that Debbie, JT, Bethany, and Justin set up to surprise Jack and May.
       Jack opened the door without noticing anything and held his wife's hand to help her through the door. May's eyes opened wide as she noticed the balloons and streamers dangling from the roof, and the cake on the table.
"SURPRISE!!"
They yelled.
"Oh my goodness! This is wonderful!"
      May said as tears filled her eyes. Debbie walked over to May to get a glimpse of the baby.
"We thought that since this is your last one we needed to give you a little party!"
"That is so sweet thank you so much!"
"Your welcome! The kids and I were talking about you and the baby and the idea popped into my head, besides we all figured you could use one since you are the best mother we know!"
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       Marge and Jason were playing with Derek and Amanda in the living room. Marge played barbies with Amanda while Jason played cops and robbers with Derek.
"Dad, why don't we be the cops and Justin can be the robber!"
Derek suggested.
"I don't think Justin wants to play with us, he never does."
"Why?"
"He don't like being part of this family."
"But I want to play with him."
"Ok, just this once you can go ask him."
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      As everyone was eating cake and ice cream and admiring Tatiana, Justin's stomach began to tighten. He knew his parents were home so there wasn't enough time for him to sneak back in before they got to his room, so he ignored it.
      After the party JT and Justin went to play in the backyard while Bethany took her turn holding her new baby sister.
"She is so pretty mama! Was I this pretty?"
"You still are sweetheart!"
       Outside Justin could hear Jason yelling his name. JT didn't seem to notice he just kept jumping on the trampoline trying to land a front flip.
"I think I need to go home."
       Justin said.
"No, don't leave yet."
"My dad is calling me."
"I dont hear him."
"Stop bouncing and listen."
     JT stopped and stood quietly.
"Dammit, where the hell are you!"
     Jason yelled.
"He dont sound very happy."
    JT pointed out.
"I should go."
"Were you even allowed to come over?"
    Justin just shrugged his shoulders and got off the trampoline.
"Justin, whats with the shrug? You mean you came over here without asking?"
"Yea. Always do."
"So that's why you always run off like you do?"
"Yep."
     Justin ran back to his house from the backyard hoping to sneak in the back door.
     Luckily he didn't see anyone when he peeped through the glass door so he went in, got to his room, and hid in the closet laying down pretending to be asleep.
"Are you sure he isn't in his room?"
     Marge asked.
"Derek just went up there and said he wasn't in there."
     Jason replied.
"Derek sweetie, did you just open the door and look in or did you go in his room and look around?"
"I just opened the door."
"I will go check again."
     Marge said. She walked inside and made her way to Justin's room, opened the door, and went straight for the closet after she didn't see him in the empty room.
"There you are."
     She said as she kicked him hard in the back. He turned over to face her rubbing his eyes as if he just woke up.
"We were looking for you."
     Justin just started up at her as if to say "What's your point bitch?"
     She slammed the closet door shut and went back downstairs.
"He was asleep in the closet."
"Oh, Derek next time check the closet when you are looking for him ok."
"Yes sir, I'm sorry I didn't mean to get him in trouble. I just wanted to play with him."
"This is why we don't play with him. He don't like us. I'm going to go talk to him."
     Jason marched upstairs and kicked Justin's door open. Justin still hasn't come out of his closet yet so Jason yanked the door open, grabbed Justin by the ankle and yanked him out giving him slight carpet burn on his stomach.
"I fucking hate you!"
     Jason said as he wrapped his hands around Justin's neck and began to squeeze. He let go with one hand, made a fist, punched him in the head, and placed it back around his neck squeezing harder and harder as the seconds ticked by.
      Justin felt his head wanting to explode and his throat being crushed under the pressure. He reach in his pocket and pulled out the pointed rock he found in the cave he slept in and quickly bashed it across Jason's head. He fell to the floor passed out with a huge gash where the rock met his skull.
      Justin caught his breath and walked out of his room closing the door behind him, and back to the cave he went