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Rock:’yawns as he walks to bed, he groans and flops onto the bed, he groans as he rubs his head’
Glam: goodnight rock, sleep well.
Rock: thanks dad, sorry, i’m just so tired……….
Glam: rest, we had a pretty eventful day.
Rock: we did, and now, i wish i didn’t beg to do stuff all day, it feels like i’m going to melt! Like, what the hell?! Why did we even think it was a good idea?! I blame heavy for begging you to go outside!
Glam:’chuckles and pats his head, smiling at him’rest, son, you need it, tomorrow, we’ll take it easy.
Rock: I hope so!
Then glam walks out of the room as rock pulls a blanket on him, he snuggles close to his bed and smiles.
In his dream………..
Rock:’groans as he rubs his eyes, he frowns as a butler walks towards him’hello bertram, is it time for my medicine?
Bertram: yes, it’s good to know that you ask for it, most children would have complained about it, yet you don’t, you know that this is a good trait to have, and we really appreciate it, i will get you a cup of water so you can take your pills, and you know what will happen if you don't take your pills.
Rock: And why would I not take my pills?
Bertam: That is what we like to hear, no one will want to deal with you if you don't even know how to take medicine.
Rock: If it's good for me, I'll take it.
Then the butler walks out of the room and rock sits up, smiling innocently, waiting for his butler to come back and give him his medicine.
Bertram:’walks into the room’your medicine, sir.
Rock:’smiles at him’thank you, bertram.
Then he picks up the cup of water and his pills, he quickly takes the pills and takes a sip of water, he hands the empty cup to Bertram.
Rock: thank you, bertram.
Bertram: You're welcome, Ashton.
Rock froze, Ashton was his old name, he was so used to being called rock that hearing his real name was a strange thing, or……….maybe his name was ashton and shaking his head, he just sighs and looks at the ground.
Rock:’thinks’i’m so confused right now……….
Then he walks to the bathroom and looks at his reflection, he frowns and runs a hand through his hair.
Rock: I feel weird……….i feel really tired and I don't know why, but I also feel very calm, I just don’t…………
Then he frowns seeing something red drip onto the sink.
Rock: what the………..
Then he touched his nose and his eyes widened.
Rock: blood…………
His nose was bleeding, rock quickly grabs some toilet paper and starts shoving it up his nose, trying to stop the bleeding, but it doesn't work, he holds his head as he stumbles to the ground, he feels tears falling down his face.
Rock: w-what…………
Then he tries to push himself up but fails.
Rock: i-is my medicine not working.
He rolls onto his back and looks up, he stares into the light as he reaches his hand towards the light, smiling.
Rock: what a pretty light it is…………
End of dream…………
Rock:’gasps and sits up’
He quickly runs to the mirror and looks at his reflection, shaking as he touches his face, no blood coming out of his nose.
Rock: what the fuck……..
Then he slowly walks out of his room and sighs in relief, he walks to the staircase and sits down on top of a step.
Rock: dammit……….
He had a nightmare of his old life, but it wasn't exactly like that, it was like his mind was telling him a scenario where he had never escaped, where he eventually overdosed because they just kept giving it to him, not caring at all what it was doing to it.
Rock: why did i act like it was so normal……….i haven’t been in my old home in so long, why did i………..act like that?
Evie: Sometimes I also wonder about it.
Rock jumps, seeing evie, one of the first children to be adopted, walking to him, she sits down next to him.
Rock: oh, hey evie.
Evie: You had a nightmare?
Rock: ya, it was………..about my old life.
Evie:’frowns’yikes…………so did i, It was so weird being in my old home again, and I thought that everything was normal.
Rock: that's what happened to me when I was being handed my medicine by my old butler, Bertram, and I even said thank you to him, it was back when I thought the medicine was good for me, Before I found out that it was basically drugs and I was becoming addicted to them, but it was different………
Evie: How different?
Rock: I think I was overdosing.
Evie: What?
Rock: I was starting to feel bad so I went to the bathroom and then I noticed that blood was coming out of my nose, so I tried to stop the bleeding with some toilet paper, but it didn't work and I ended up falling to the ground.
Evie: That must have been terrifying.
Rock: it was terrifying because………..
Evie: because what?
Rock: because I saw a light and I think I wanted to go towards it, It was like I was accepting the fact that I was dying.
Evie: oh, rock……………
Rock: sorry for scaring you………..
Evie: it’s ok, if it helps, I had a nightmare that I was running in the rain and I ended up getting caught, no one ever found me and………..
Rock: What happened in your dream?
Evie: They ended up taking me to a doctor where they did something to my brain, and then I acted so differently, and I also saw a light, so I went towards it because I saw dad, and he was telling me it was ok……..
Rock: that actually sounds nice.
Evie: ya, and then i woke up.
Rock: I hate it when this happens………..
Evie: me too.
Rock: but………….it also kinda feels nice to remember how we were brought into this family, that we were chosen.
Evie: ya, and how meeting them changed our lives.
Rock:’smiles at her’
Evie: And to be fair, I wouldn't change this.
Rock: ya, who cares that people call us weird, it's better than being controlled or drugged, or even being forced to do stuff we don't want to do.
Evie: We're accepted for who we are.
Rock: and we even have a bunch of other siblings, even if it gets chaotic because there's so many of us.
Evie: ya, but it’s worth it.
Rock: ya, it’s worth it.
Victoria: Why the hell are you two still up.
They both jump and look at victoria.
Evie: oh, hi mom………..
Rock: hi……………
Victoria: you two should be going to bed.
Evie: we are, don’t worry, we just……….had some trouble falling asleep, so we were just talking to each other about it.
Glam:’appears’you two should rest.
Evie and rock: AAHHH!-
Victoria: Glam, you scared the shit out of us!
Glam: my apologies, but I heard some noises and saw that you were still awake, would you like for me to make some tea for you two?
Evie: that would be nice
Rock: ya, thanks dad.
Glam: you’re welcome, kids.