TW//swearing//slight talk of injury//slight talk of anxiety and panic attacks//
Tommy's POV
I wake up and look at the clock
11:30am
"Shit I overslept"
I walk into my bathroom and I look into the mirror. I don't have bags under my eyes and the cuts on my face are all healed. I've never seen myself like this, with no bruises on face. I quickly snap out of it and brush my teeth.
I walk downstairs to see Karl scrolling on his phone and eating cereal.
"Hey Karl sorry for waking up so late"
"Hey Tommy don't worry about it, you were tired. Happy birthday"
I smile
"Thanks Karl"
"No problem, you hungry?"
"Not yet"
"Ok. When do you want to go shopping?"
"Whenever you want to is fine with me"
"Ok. Oh yeah"
"What?"
"Can you wait here please?"
"Yeah sure?"
He ran upstairs and went into his room. In a second or two he came back downstairs holding a wrapped box
"What is this?"
"A birthday present" he says with a smile
"Karl you didn't hav-"
"I wanted to"
"Thank you so much Karl"
"Well you have to open it before you thank me"
"I can do it both times"
"Oh god just open it" he says smile
"Ok ok chill the fuck out"
I rip the paper off the present and I open up the box. I open it and then I see it
An IPhone 11
"Oh my fucking god Karl thank you thank you thank you!"
I hug him tightly
"Of course! There's an unlimited data plan on it so you should be good!"
"Thank you so much"
"No problem, why don't you get ready and then we can go?"
"Ok!"
I walk upstairs and grab a jshlatt hoodie and some sweatpants. I brush my teeth, forgetting I did it before and I run downstairs.
"Woah woah woah calm down"
"Sorry I'm just excited"
He laughs and then gives a kind smile
"It's ok I'm glad you're excited"
"So where exactly are you taking me?"
"We are going to get dresses duh. But first we are going out for breakfast because you haven't eaten yet"
"Yesterday I ate more in one day than I have in months. You don't need to feed me like that everyday."
"But I do, your father was an asshole and he put it in your mind that it was normal for him to control your eating habits and everything else about you but it's wrong. He's wrong. Only you get to control your eating habits and only you get to control everything else about yourself. I'm sorry but you know I'm right"
"Yeah I know"
"Now come on lets go out for breakfast"
"Ok"
~timeskip~at breakfast restaurant~12:15pm~
"Karl"
"Yes?"
"Will you umm or-order for me?"
I have anxiety and ordering a meal is basically asking for a panic attack
"Of course! What would you like"
"Wait really?"
"Yes for sure! I am here for you and if you need me to order for you, I will"
"Thanks"
"No problem!"
"Can I get a number 6 please?"
"For sure but does it have anything to do with the fact that it's the cheapest thing on the menu?"
"Yeah apple juice to drink"
He chuckles
"Alright apple juice it is"
A short woman comes up to us. I look at her name tag
Jessica
"Hiya folks! What can I get for you?"
"Hi I'll take a number 4 with coffee and he, honk, she wants a number 6 with apple juice, right?"
He looked at me to confirm. I nodded and mouthed 'Thank you'
He gives a small smile and looks back up at the dark haired women
"Ok for sure! I am obligated to ask if someone is ordering for another person over the age of 10 if they are in danger"
"Oh well I-"
I cut him off
"I'm fine I have anxiety and ordering is hard for me"
"Oh ok! I apologize for butting in"
"It's ok I understand it's your job"
"I will be right back with your drinks and they by the way the refills are free for both of the drinks you've selected"
"Oh thank you"
"No problem"
She walked away clearly embarrassed because of what she just asked
"Good job Tommy! I'm proud of you"
"Thanks I didn't want you to get grilled because I have anxiety"
"Don't phrase it like that Tommy. You know that it's not your fault. At all"
"I know it's my dad's fault"
"Mhmm. Now I have another birthday present for you"
"Another one?"
"Yep"
He grabbed a paper out of his back pocket and then he put it and a pen down onto the table
"So since you're over 16 I am legally allowed to adopt you but since it isn't from a foster care or an orphanage I have to give you the option. So if you sign this then I will be your adoptive father"
(Don't ask how I know so much about this shit lol)
"Wait so all I have to do is sign this and then that dick is out of my life?"
"Yep that's all"
"Where do I sign?"
He pointed to the bottom and I signed there
"So that's it?"
"What do you mean?"
"He doesn't have custody of me anymore?"
"Nope why?"
"He used that in a lot of arguments"
"Well now he cant"
I smile at the thought of that.
The short woman cam back to our table with our drinks. The apple juice was bigger than I expected but I was thirsty and there is free refills.
"There you go and there is sugar, cream and milk on the table"
"Thank you miss"
"No problem! And sorry again for asking"
"Don't worry about it"
"Alright, your food will be ready in about ten minutes"
"Ok thank you"
I just keep quiet, even the slightest thing I say can make Karl not want to adopt me anymore. I take a sip of apple juice.
"Tommy"
"Yeah"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing I just don't like talking"
He looks at me very confused
I laugh
"So it's a mask?"
"Pretty much"
"That makes sense"
"Yeah I guess"
"It does"
"Yeah"
He smiles
"So you're technically my son now"
"And you're technically my dad"
"Yeah I guess so"
We both smile
~timeskip~food just got there~1:00pm~
"This looks amazing"
"I know! Happy birthday Tommy"
"Thank you Karl"
"So after we eat we can go dress shopping"
"Ok cool"
I look at my plate. I have two pancakes and three pieces of bacon
"You don't have to finish it all. Just eat until you're full"
"How did you know?"
"I'm right though right?"
"Yep"
"So how I know doesn't matter"
"Makes sense"
"It's also really easy to guess"
I laugh a bit then start cutting my pancakes
~another timeskip~they both finished their food~1:45pm~
"Ok lets go shopping!"
words-1130
not really a cliffhanger lol
don't forget to drink some water and eat something!