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Toby
I wasn’t able to find any parsley in the woods so I rushed into town and tried to sneak into my house to grab some but when I climbed through my window and walked through my bedroom door I was met with my parents. So, now I am tied to a chair in the kitchen not so far away from what my objective to obtain was. My dad and mom gained up on me and tackled me forcing me into this chair and got rope and quickly tied me to it.
“Toby where have you been?! Roy’s parents are missing and you and him suddenly disappear off the face of earth. What were you thinking, Toby?”
“Mom, I-”
“No spare me from your excuses. Also, Toby, I know your secret. We were looking through your room and found your journal underneath your bed. You wanna explain to me what all those things about that whore’s son is about Toby!?”
“DON’T TALK ABOUT HIM LIKE THAT!....” I just yelled at my mother…..Well, this is her fault! “You know nothing about him or what his parents were like. They just argued….a lot, that’s all!”
“About Roy, Toby, ABOUT ROY! Tell me what you meant!”
“What do you mean what I meant!?”
She goes out of the room and comes back with my all too familiar journal. “Here it says , ‘I favor Roy over everyone else. I don’t know how else to word it right now but I have grown well, really fond of him.’ What do you mean you have grown fond of him?!”
“I LOVE HIM OK?!”
She stumbles back and a look comes across her face. “What….” Then her face turned to anger and father just walked outside without saying a word. “WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?! ARE YOU CRAZY TOBY!? YOU CANNOT AND I REPEAT CANNOT LOVE ANY BOY! YOU HAVE TO LIKE GIRLS TOBY! ROY IS NOT A GIRL!”
“So…you want me to be like Dad, AND MARRY A BITCH LIKE YOU?!”
Her face went blank and she walked closer to me. “What did you just call me?”
“I called you a bitch mom, a BITCH!”
An eerie look comes across her face, blank, but so angry at the same time. “I am your mother Toby. You should treat me with respect and not ever curse at me or call me names. I am your mother.” She walks to the side of me and I watch her out of the corner of my eye. She walks over by the fridge and opens a drawer. Then from it she pulls out a sharpened serrated knife, and then walks back to me, standing directly in front of me.
What the hell is she doing! Is she going to fucking stab me or something! No..I must calm down. I gotta stand my ground!
“So, son. Tell me. What do you call me? I'm not a bitch I’m a?”
I take a deep breath. For Roy. I must stand my ground and stay strong. “You're a….”
“I'm what, Toby?”
“A fucking whore.”
With that her eyes widened and she lifted the knife, forcefully shoving it into my upper-right abdomen . “Wrong answer Toby….try again,...my son.”
I take a deep breath trying not to show any sign of weakness even though I feel tears forcing their way out of my eyes. . “You're not my mother.” I took another breath preparing myself for what was to come but before she could act I heard the door to the house open. She turned around and looked back and we both saw Elder Rose standing there.
“E-elder Rose! What are you doing here!? I mean-! Elder Rose! Please help my son! I just found him like this!”
Elder Rose said nothing in response. Instead she walked up to me. “Close your eyes Toby dear.” I did as she said and then I felt a sharp pain as the blade was being removed. Next thing I knew I heard what sounded like a gasp and then a loud thud. “Keep those eyes closed Toby dear.”
I nod my head and then feel the rope that tied me to the chair loosen. “Elder Rose, why are my eyes closed again?”
“Shhh…. Stand up and keep your eyes closed.” I do as she said. “Where did your father go, Toby?”
“All I know is that he left.”
“I will have him sought out if you wish so.”
“No thank you, Elder Rose. By the way, why are you helping me?”
“Shhh. Do you have any bandages here?”
“Top cabinet.”
I hear rustling and then the cabinet opens and closes. “Any alcohol?”
“Parents room.”
“Ok, now I want you to relax and when you wake up you will be better. Do you understand me Toby?”
“What are you talking about?”
“No time to explain now. If we take much longer you’ll bleed out.” She’s right and I’m starting to feel really dizzy and my body feels like it’s going numb.
“I made an elixir before I came here to look for you. I’m going to put it into your blood system.” I then feel her lift up my arm and feel around the crease of my inner elbow.
“What are you-” I then felt a sharp pain where she was feeling around. Then a feeling of some form of cold like liquid gets splashed over it and it starts to burn.
“You’ll wake up soon, dear.” The lightheadedness then takes over and I feel myself fall and everything goes in and out as my eyes flutter open and shut. The last thing I remember seeing is blood eye level with me on the floor and then the stars of the night sky.
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