Accidental Saviours- Part 2 (end)
It's been three months since my "kidnapping." At first Matt, brown-eyes, tried to ransom me off or scare my parents into submission or something. I could have told him it wouldn't work. Surprise surprise, my parents told him to fuck off and that they could keep me. As if I was just a stray cat that landed on their doorstep, handing it off to someone else.
My parents have always been indifferent to me and I guess part of me had always wished they loved me. Deep down... deep... deep down. Like a bottomless cavern. This just solidified all of my "inklings." Every kid wishes their parents love them. So for the first month they had me in this spare bedroom somewhere. I was visited daily by the smell of badly cooked food and knocks on the door. And a bladder they thought I was lying about.
Nicholas would visit with me every day and sometimes Matt would come along. He would give me this look that would make me wonder what he was thinking about. Nicholas joked about it one time and said that he has chronic constipation. I obviously laughed a little. I haven't laughed in a long time.
After the first month was over, they said that the room was mine if I wanted or I could go on my merry way. I was nineteen, stupid, naive and never been out of a ten by ten box in my entire life. So I stayed. They were the only people I knew besides my parents after all. I missed my stuff that I had. My books. My music.
The second month came and passed pretty quickly. Then halfway through the third month I asked what day it was. I'm sitting in the kitchen with a bowl of cereal. Matt turned to me and answered.
"It's July 15th. Why?"
I smiled a little and shrugged.
"No reason."
Matt looked at me weird and then something in his head finally clicked.
"It's your birthday Adam? You weren't going to say anything?"
I shook my head no. I don't know how to handle these things.
"Why not, you little shit?"
I smiled, knowing that when he said that now he was messing with me.
"I've never celebrated it before. I don't know how to approach the subject."
Everyone turned to me with wide eyes and open mouths. Michael, Terron, Dylan, Jack. Nicholas walked in at that moment and looked at everyone.
"What's going on?"
Matt finally put himself together and walked over to Nicholas, propping his arm on his friend's shoulder. Pointing to me, he shakes his head in disbelief.
"Adam's birthday is today. And he's never celebrated it before."
Nicholas was staring at me solemnly before nodding his head in acceptance.
"So this is what we do. We get him a cake, a present and a awesome hat. Then we get his ass drunk."
I cleared my throat.
"I'm not legal yet guys."
They all looked at me with pointed stares. Okay, granted, I shouldn't have ever asked them in the first place.
That's how I had the best birthday in my entire life. That's' also how I learnt about my family.
We were sitting around the living room having drinks or whatever. It was the first time I ever had alcohol let alone been around it. Matt and Dylan were playing the Call of Duty on the XBox and Nicholas, Terron and Jack were asking me about my life. I was tipsy and willingly answered their questions.
"So you'd never been outside your room before?"
I shook my head no and then elaborated.
"I mean, before I was ten or something they let me walk around the house and stuff. That was before the Incident."
They looked at me questioningly. I took a deep breath and drank some more. I swallowed and then answered.
"It happened when Dad went out to the bar. Mom was in the kitchen pretending to make dinner but we all knew that was her excuse to get away for a little while and have some wine. Dad came home and saw me sitting on the sofa reading. He walked over to me and said, 'Hey you piece of shit!' I looked up and saw he was sneering at me, standing over me like the Tower of Babel. 'Why couldn't you have been my son?' At that point Mom came into the living room and glared at him. 'He is your son!'
'He's not my son! You're a whore that slept with that bastard! I lost my real son a long time ago.' At this point I wasn't confused anymore. I realized what they were getting at. Mom glared at him more, she was speechless. He turned to look at me again. He grabbed my hand and dragged me to my room. That was the last time I'd ever sat on that sofa. He locked me in and then I heard them arguing.
"I have a brother somewhere or had. They talked about him like he was dead. I was supposed to have replaced him but I'm not tough. I'm weak. He hates me for it. Mom didn't care enough about me either."
Nicholas wrapped his arm around me and I drank the rest of my beer in one gulp. Terron and Jack turned to look behind them, staring at Matt and Dylan. Matt was staring at me thoughtfully.
"Is that what they said?"
I looked up at Matt. I nodded my head slowly, my vision swimming.
"Adam. You're brother didn't die."
I looked at Nicholas.
"What?"
He smiled and looked back at Matt. Matt smiled at me.
"Hey little bro."
I felt my eyes widen and I stood up. I wobbled but it didn't matter. I walked up to Matt who was standing at that time. I hit him in the stomach. I couldn't help it.
"I guess I deserved that."
"What the fuck man?! I've been here for three fucking months and you didn't tell me you're my brother? What the hell is wrong with you?"
He pulled me into a hug.
"I didn't know I had a brother, Adam. Mom and Dad and I stopped talking as soon as I stood up to them when I was 17. I left and came here. I was more surprised than anyone to see that I had a brother. I just didn't know how to tell you."
I held on to him tightly, crying my heart out on his shoulder. Nicholas came up and touched my shoulder. At that moment, I knew my new family would be one that would stay with me forever. I lost so much but gained much more in return. I was happy for the first time I could ever remember.
I woke up the next morning in my bed. I felt someone next to me and saw that Nicholas was laying there, sleeping soundly. I touched his hair. In the time I'd been here I realized that I had feelings for Nicholas. I loved him. He was my savior, my home and my life. He didn't know it and he would never know it.
He woke up at that moment and smiled at me. My heart skipped a beat. He pulled me into his chest and hugged me.
"I love you, Adam."
I closed my eyes and hugged him back with all my strength.
"I love you too, Nick."
My life had fallen into place despite my crap beginning. I have purpose, I have hope. I have family and love and happiness. Who knew that, when I got captured, it'd be the best thing to ever happen to me? That I would instantly find everything that I yearned for? That I got the ending that I hoped every time I read a book. My life from here on out would be the one that I want. I'm will always be grateful to my Accidental Saviours.
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A/N: This is the ending for this two part one shot. lol. I HAD to give him a happy ending. He deserved it after everything he'd been through. Happy Reading! XD
P.S. I'm well aware that saviours is spelled wrong. XD