⚠Trigger alert!⚠
If you're easily triggered or can't take abuse scenes, please skip the paragraphs in italics.
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L O G A N
Green and blue mismatched eyes widened in horror and dread as the figure kept moving closer. The frail boy tried to move away with all his might. Alas, his back hit a wall.
"F-father?" His voice was shaking.
The man kept coming closer until he reached the boy. A loud thwack tore through the sickening silence, followed by the immediate reddening and swelling of the young child's cheek. A cry escaped the boy's lips as he held his abused cheek with one hand and clamped the other over his mouth to keep the sound from escaping his lips. It was useless.
"What have I told you, Logan?" The man growled.
"I-I must remain quiet." Logan stuttered.
"And what did you do?" Gruff voice asked. When the boy didn't answer, another slap landed on his other cheek which sent him toppling over. "What did you do?!" He yelled.
"I- I disobeyed." Came the whimpered reply. The young child didn't understand. All he did was ask for a present like he read in the books he got. Other children got presents on days like this, why didn't he? He realized too late that he should expect nothing from his grumpy father.
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