joe_shane

To spend years building a house, you learn to fill it with the things you can't find a place for
Unaware it stacked up, over time the walls you painted begin to peel, the carpet begins to mat, and it grows with a clutter you thought you didn't mind, but no you couldn't mind that, where else would you put it.
All your doors are closed, some locked, and some filled.

And soon your locked inside.

How long does it take to know you can't stay inside there, you can't live amongst a past your not a part of anymore
A family that isn't there anymore, how long does it take to know you can't leave.
It's then you can panic, maybe nobody will notice, maybe nobody will see if you loose yourself in the home you built.

But is it the same home if you destroy it.
Burn it from the inside, flip the tables, rip up the carpet and destroy your house.
Leave your house.
Or burn down with it, for if a house is divided by itself, it will not be able to stand.

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The room had shifted with these thoughts, warping into a place he thought he left, a place he thought he forgotten..

For A shadow had sat next to him in the living room, and his parent's distant voices echoed from the kitchen, as he'd remembered.

Turning to the stranger next to him they shared a glance before he began to speak, "Practice is in half an hour, are you sure they gonna take you"

His voice was dark, hidden like his face, "Well yeah she said she would, and if not Dad said he would play with me in the front yard sometime" Ronin's voice held a high tone as if he'd gone back years, a small hopeful grin was in his face as he said so, "didn't dad say that last time" the figure repealed his hope, as ronin's grin soon faded.

"Oh shut up, you know they don't care, if they did you wouldn't be pushed to a different room every time they came to the same one, don't be stupid Ronin"

The shadow interrupted him as he gripped the armrest twirling his finger inside the burnt cigarette holes.

"Well, y-yeah I guess, but then why do they say they do?" Ronin sat up trying to meet the walking oppion next to him, "Get used to it, they'll lie, they'll walk out when you need them the most, they'll cheat, and hurt you just because they can't do it to themselves, and your not gonna give a fuck, got it?"

His voice had grown stern towards Ronin, whose nails had been chewed between his teeth in a silent attack from what had been said.

"Got it!" The figure grabbed him forcefully, "oh-ok" he managed to say, just then the shadow lunged at him gripping his thin arms they rolled off the couch, "Ronin just like this they'll take you down, and Best you" he enfisized as his fist collided with Ronins flushed cheek, which had soon been soaked with tears he would wipe off instantly still on top of Ronin his voice had only grown stronger, "stop it, your doing it again. Stop crying like a baby, grow up and fix it yourself, there not gonna do it for you" the dark had began to melt into his as those words escaped his mouth, Ronin could only fling his arms as the figure merged with him, pushing a force he couldn't stop, like the shaking of his arms his voice could do no more.

"I gave up again Mrs camble, he got me.

I keep going back there, he follows me when I try to leave, even at Percys house he still got me.

Even though it doesn't feel like Percys house, there's something off its not like it was before.

"Hey Ronin" Percys voice interrupted his pens movement as he crossed the words out harshly. Turning to the production of the sound as he tried to control his expression.

"Wren came over to talk to you" Percy said softly as he came closer to Ronin who sat up almost leaping from the couch he hid his book under the pillow before swaying in place as Percy tried to make the situation seem calm, and oredered.

Seating Ronin on the couch he watched as his legs almost lay glued together, "she's not hurt Ronin, look at me.

Remember what I told you the other day?" He asked slowly waiting for recollection.

"Yeah" Ronin said blankly, innocently.

"Ok, so she's gonna come down and we're gonna hang out together ok?" He offered taking himself from the couch as he walked towards the stairs, Ronin nodding repetitivly as he did so.

chapter 29