𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒, 𝐻𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒

~"Can't you just leave me be?! Just until Christmas is over..."~

I sat at the edge of the dock, crying my eyes out as I pulled at my hair. I could here them calling me, begging for me to come home. But I don't want to, they don't even want me... they are just saying they want me home because they would feel guilty if a child went missing because of them.

My legs dangled in the water, my bare feet swishing back and forth in the water. I looked up at the setting sun, watching as it slowly dipped below the horizon.

I felt another tear slide down my cheek as a bit of a song came to mind, so, I sung it. "I wish that I could fly! Way up in the sky, like a bird so high. Oh I might just try! I wish that I could fly! Way up in the sky, like a bird so high. Oh I might just try! Oh I might just try!" Another tear slid down my face, my bruised and swollen face.

Why couldn't he just leave me alone...

*Seven hours earlier*

I had been in my room the whole morning, it was about midday now and I finally decided to go downstairs. I got out of my bed, got changed and made my way downstairs. Mom and Harrison were making their way around the house, they were both dressed fancy which caused me to raise an eye brow.

Mom finally turned to look at me, a small smile settling over her face. "Hey hon, Harrison, James, Carlos and I have to go to a meeting about... goodness I forgot but Xavier is in charge until we get back okay?"

"I can't come?"

"No, you have to stay here hon. This is for... that's right! It's their collage applications, you can't come honey, I'm sorry." Mom gave me a quick hug before rushing out of the door with Harrison, not giving me a chance to speak.

Once they were gone, I went to go back upstairs when Xavier stopped me. "No! You are staying down here, I have to talk to you." I groaned as I made my way into the living room, Blake was watching TV while Xavier was waiting for me to sit down. "Look, I'm sat, what do you want to talk about?"

"Do you know how much itching powder actually hurts?" Xavier asked, I looked at him with confusion. "Why are you telling me this?"

"I think you know why Cooper. Putting itching powder in peoples underwear isn't the best idea, especially when they live in the same household with you." He said dangerously. Fuck, he knows. "I-I don't- what do you mean in your underwear? Is that why you were all agro a few weeks ago? I thought you just had your man period." I said, smirking slightly as I heard Blake snort, trying his best not to laugh.

"Blake, fuck up. And Cooper, you can't fool me, I know you put the itching powder in my underwear. You can't fool me."

"I honestly don't know what you are talking about!" I said, Xavier pointed a remote at the tv. Damian and I were on the screen, holding the itching powder... fuck. "So you're telling me that you aren't holding itching powder and that isn't my underwear?"

I could hear the irritation in Xavier's voice, he was pissed. "Well... you deserved it..." I muttered, Xavier's head snapped towards me, his eyes burning with hate as he glared at me. "What the fuck did you just say?"

"I said that you deserved it!!" I shouted, I went to walk upstairs but Xavier grabbed me. He picked me up, throwing me back into the couch. "You did not just say that." He said with a sarcastic laugh, I was actually kind of scared...