"Monster Wake Up!" My Mom Screeched. I stand up and walk to the other room.
Then sign, I'm up, I'm up.
She walks up to me and smacks me, screaming "Why didn't you get dressed? Talk like a normal person you idiot!" She punches me, making my nose bleed. I run to my room and go get dressed, running out of the house.
I run to my favorite place, my park slide, and stay there crying for hours until I see people going into a funny building near my park. I went into the funny building.
Someone walked up to me when I walked in and said, "Hi, What's your name?!" I looked at her questioningly, noticing her black hair and brown eyes, and then sign What is a name?
She Snaps, "What are you making fun of me?" I violently shake my head to the negative making my hood fall. She sees my hair and eyes, my hair is naturally blood-red while my eyes are natural amber, getting a look of disgust on her face. She walks away, I pull my hood back up and keep walking looking around in the funny building.
A tall person with white hair and pink eyes walked up to me and said, "Hello, my name is Lahabiel, what is yours?"
I sign back, Name? What is a name? He responds,
" A name is what people call you." I sign back, Well then Monster is my name.
He looks sad for a moment and says, "What else do people call you little one?"
I respond, Umm... Freak, Mistake, Slave, Evil Boy, ... Oh, and Mason, when other people are at home she calls me Mason.
He says, "Is it okay if I call you Mason?" I just gently nod my head. He says, "Mason, can you talk like I am?"
I nod my head softly signing, But Daddy told me not to ever talk like that.
He responds, "Do you know why he said that?"
I sign back, He said that people would hurt me if I talked to them.
He responds "I won't, I promise."
I reply out loud quietly, "okay."
He says, "Can you come with me? I want to introduce you to someone and they won't hurt you either ."
I say quietly, "Okay." He takes me to a room with a big man with black hair and blue eyes.
The big man says, "Hello, little one who are you?"
I say, "Mason" quietly trying my best to not look at him.
He replies, "My name is Edoardo Romano, but you can call me Mr. Book.
I say quietly, "okay..."
Lahabiel says, " He needs a lollipop, Mr. Romano." Mr.Book's Eyes widen a bit then he hands me a big piece of something on a stick. Lahabiel says, "That is called a lollipop it is really sweet why don't you try it?" I try it, It's so yummy. Lahabiel says, "Can you wait outside while we talk for a minute?" I nod then go outside of the weird room to eat my lollipop.
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The Child Without Faith
General FictionThe story of an abused child in a world where your hair and eye color determine your status.