Chapter 1 "You are Crazy"

Pov. Read

I woke up as early as every day, I went to the bathroom that was in the hallway of my room and looked in the mirror, in my eyes I had big dark circles and my skin was paler than normal, I saw my arms and I still had marks of the last "punishment" that my mother gave me, I took off my shirt and with the help of another mirror I could notice the long red marks that crossed my entire back, it was noticeable that the marks were recent because they were from the previous day, I undressed completely and I got into the shower by turning on the hot water, which felt like hell, every part of my body was burning that was marked by my mother, I tried to take as little time as possible, I got out of the shower and went to my closet, I took a white shirt and put it on me, some black tight jeans, a converse and a black cap, I came out of the bathroom with my hair still wet from the recent shower, I went downstairs and met my mother and stepfather.

+ Where are you going? So early, maybe you're going to waste your life

my mother mentioned in her most arrogant tone, I looked at my stepfather who just laughed at that scene we were putting together in front of him

Lea: Hello mom, nice day, I woke up great, and you? Yes, don't worry about the marks that you left me last night in your drunkenness, I've already cleaned them and left them healed -I said sarcastically-

- Don't come to me with your damn sentimentality, understand it and make it clear to you, I don't love you, I don't like the idea that you are my daughter.

Lea: And I don't like the idea of ​​you being my mother

I whispered under my breath, I left the house after taking my backpack that was on the sofa and went to the park that was very close to the house, it had a special place where I could distract myself for a while from what was happening around me , I used to go to that place every day, because my mother's beatings didn't stop even if it was the happiest day of her life

I walked for a few minutes and finally I arrived at that "special" place but in the distance I could distinguish the silhouettes of 3 guys, at the beginning I was a little concerned until I could recognize them ...

They were Ryan, Chris and Jackson ... but what the hell are they doing here, it's not enough for them that now thanks to their games, I'm the only one who has problems and the only one they treat like crazy ... because yes, they had been the cause that during all this time, people saw me down the jokes and jokes of these three years.

They along with 3 other boys (Luke, Jason and Mark, of who I have no idea where they are) were my friends, none of them have family, they were all raised in an orphanage nearby of this park, although when they turned when they came of age, they had to leave that place, I never knew. The reason why their parents died or why they had ended up in an orphanage, at that time they were my only support, for 7 years they had been the most important people in my life , until one day after an accident they called me crazy and judged me for dementia, the simple reason in my eyes, unreal in the eyes of others.

[Flashback]

One day we had decided to go for a walk outside the city, the 7 of us, fortunately that day my mother wasn't going to came home due to her work, we had stayed to see in the park as usual, when we were all gathered some hooded guys, they came up to us and beat us, I was knocked unconscious and all I could see was Mark, Jason and Luke getting totally hit.

The "next day" (or at least if I remember it) they were in my room fully healed. I had no marks of the blows or even a small trace of what had happened the night before, I didn't know how long I had been asleep, 3 of my friends came through the door and greeted me, they said that I had been asleep for 1 month ... I immediately asked about our other three friends who were missing in the group, we were 7 in total but they said they didn't know them, I kept insisting over and over again and they kept saying that it was always just the four of us, something strange was that, Chris just took my hand and caressed it, apparently he knew something, but he wasn't going to be able to tell me now.

The reason I kept insisting is because my 3 missing friends, they visited me every night and we talked, they never told me where they were, they just begged me not to tell the others that they were here, one day I decided to take a picture of them without them realizing it, then I showed them to the boys and they said they did not know them and they asked me thousands of questions about where I had taken the photo and I unfortunately answered all their questions by trusting them blindly, after that day, my others friend, they no longer visited me at night, and I never heard from them again.

After a long time of insisting, my friends convinced to my parents that they must take me to the psychologist because the unknowledgeable guys never hit me, I simply fell off the stairs, they affirmed that everything I said was part of my imagination, I was in treatment for 7 months until the doctor said that I was cured, but in reality I just didn't talk about it anymore, from that moment I have resentment and fear because I still don't know what happened to the other 3 missing friends ...

[End of flashback]

I approached slowly to where the 3 were , how the hell had they found this place? This place is out of the reach of anyone, but they had found it, I kept walking until a voice took me out of my thoughts.

- Hello "friend" -was sarcastic-

Lea: What do you want here Ryan?

- Easy baby, we just came to see if you were better, you know we came to see if you are no longer a crazy -he smiles sinfully-

Lea: I was never crazy and they know it! Everything was the work of your inventions, you call me crazy

-Well, the doctor said that you were crazy, why not believe him?

+ Hi Lea

It was Chris, his tone was weak and his eyes were lowered. As soon as Chris spoke to me, I was taken out of my thoughts, I posed my eyes on him and saw him totally defenseless, I walked towards him and hugged him ... I felt like he began to sob, but without making a sound ...

+ I missed you

Lea: I just missed you little giant ...

-Hey! Why is there a hug only for Chris?

Said they laughed just smiling sideways, did he think that by acting like this he would forget everything

+ Yes, you didn't miss us ...

Hug Chris more, I knew he was not like the other 2, but he had no one else and taking him with me would be condemning him.

I ignored the comment of the two Neanderthals and started chatting with Chris ...

Lea: Is everything okay small?

He was 1 year younger than me, that's why I always spoke to him as if he were my little brother

- Lea ... you still call me small, why?

Lea: Why do I feel that this way I protect you more

-But I'm the one who always protects you

Lea: It isn't true

-Well, I have many memories that it's true ...

Lea: ok there is no reason to brag ...

+ Tell us how you have been ... does your mother still hit you?

-In his tone I could notice concern, was he bipolar? -