When I was younger I never dared speak out or argue with my parents. When I was still living with them, I was always at fault. Even if I didn't do it, I would have to take the blame, an the punishment wouldn't hurt as much or take as long. That is as long as I didn't cry in there presence. I didn't know that this treatment was wrong for years. I still don't see how it is wrong, I always felt I deserve it. My aint an uncle took me in after founding out about the way my parents are. They kept assuring me it was wrong for my parents to do those things and I will be safe with them. I didn't believe them, at all. I was waiting till they noticed how worthless an undeserving of love, I was.
One day my uncle was talking to me, an I got so angry, I yelled at him. My eye's widened in pure fear. I fell to my knee's an put my arms up to defend my face for the blow I knew was coming. It never came. i felt my uncle wrap his arms around me in what i later found out was a hug. I didn't believe I deserved such affection, but I craved for it. So I wrapped my arms around his neck, and he picked me up. I snuggled my head into the crook of his neck and I let the years of pain finally come out. I cried, I didn't care, I wanted this to last as long as it could. He said he wont let go till I was ready to be let go of. He whispered sweet nothings in my ear, and they calmed me down. My cries started to cease and I fell asleep in my uncle's arms. I truly felt safe for the first time in my whole life.
"Why cant I go" Wally yelled, his eye's crunched up in anger.
"I already said no" His uncle tried to stay calm but his anger was starting to win the inner battle.
"But I want to go, why cant you let me go" Wally through his hands up for effect.
"Because I said no" Barry snapped now in front of Wally.
"But..."
"No fucking but's, the only damn place your going is to your damn room" Wally was taking back by his uncle's yell. His uncle never swore. Wally didn't pay much mind to it figuring he was just angry.
"then tell me why you wont let me go, your being so unfair" Wally yelled.
"I don't have to be fair or explain my self to a stupid fucking child" Barry backhanded wally across the face causing Wally to fall backwards. Wally cupped his right cheek, Tears pricked his eye's. He looked up expecting his uncle horrified an regretful. He expected his uncle to hold him tight an offer constant apologizes. That didn't happen. His uncle glared at him in pure Hate. All the love an comfort that was always present in Barry's eye's is now gone. Barry kicked Wally in the stomach and then pulled his hair to jerk his head up.
"get to you damn Room NOW" Barry was breathing heavy, He released Wally's hair. Wally shook in fear of his uncle's scrambled to his feet an ran to his room.
Wally fell on his hands and knee's in the middle of the floor, and cried out as quietly as he could.
"He hates me now" He started vibrating. This was the worst feeling. 'Ill do anything for ucle Barry to love me again. He turned once his bedroom door slammed open, and his uncle didn't look to happy. He looked madder.
"you think your punishment is to stay in your room, don't you you good for nothing prick" Barry yelled. "clean this house spotless, and no diner tonight" Barry said, and Grabbed Wally's hand an pushed him out into the hall way.
Around 9:00 Iris finally came home from a log day at work. The first thing she took noticed to was Wally a bloody mess, an wasting time cleaning while Barry just sat on the couch watching TV.
"What's going on" She asked from the door way. Barry an Wally both heard the door shut. Barry glared at Wally, an Wally whimpered an stepped further away from his uncle.
"I was bad, thh... . is. ..m...y puni... " Wally stuttered an Iris saw a tear roll down Wally's cheek.
"oh my gosh, Wally, did Barry hit you" realization dawned on her. She watched as Barry grabbed Wally's arm an twisted it. Wally screamed in pain.
"Barry stop, your hurting him" Iris yelled. Barry paid no mind to her as he through wally down which caused Wally to smack his head on the coffee table.
"Barry, don't make me call the police" Iris threatened fully capable of doing so if he hurt or or Wally once more.
"I don't think so" He held up a controller.
"what the hell is that" She asked.
"it's what i'll kill him with if you go to the police or it's what i'll kill you with if he go's to the police" Barry laughed at the pain he caused for his nephew.
"ok, ok, no cops, sorry" Iris said.
"i'm going to be, make sure the brat cleans this blood up" And with that heartless statement Barry left for his room.
"ante Iris, I am so sorry" Wally cried out, Iris rushed to his side an held him.
"you did nothing wrong, it's Barry that should be sorry sweety" Iris soothed.
"no, I told you no one likes me, an soon you will turn against me to" Wally cried on her shoulder.
"Never, sweet heart, listen, just follow your uncle's orders, I don't know how that controller thing works yet, lets not anger him" Iris said.
"I anger people with my presence" Wally said darkly.
"no, don't believe that" Iris rubbed his head an held him down once he tried to get up.
"Ante Iris, Uncle Barry wants the blood cleaned up" wally told her.
"i'll do it" She said an helped Wally to the couch.
"Wally, i'm going to stay up with you, cause you cant sleep at the moment, I'll get the blood up, an you can watch some TV" Iris told him. She ran to the kitchen to get a rag to wrap Wally's head had to be fast, she didn't want him falling asleep.
Wally only slept for a n hour before having to get up. He saw his uncle at the table eating his breakfast. Iris was at the other side. Wally would of ran over at the sight of food, but then he remembered last night. He calmly walked in the kitchen, an stayed close to his ante. Se didn't mind, she didn't want him near her husband at the moment.
"may I have some breakfast please" He whispered politely. He didn't want to anger his uncle.
"out side" His uncle pointed to there backdoor. Both Wally an Iris were confused by this action. Wally followed his uncle outside to there back tree. on your knee's he ordered. Wally didn't want to know what will happen if he disobeyed right now. So he did as he was asked. Barry put a collar around his neck that was attached to a leach.
"Hands behind your back" Wally nodded an followed this order. Barry tired his hands in a tight hold.
"once me an Iris are done, you can eat what is left over" Wally nodded, He watched his uncle go back inside. He didn't know why this hurt way more than when his father had done it. Wally allowed the tears to roll down his face. Wally was becoming scared that he would be left out there, to never be thought of again. Wally was thinking of his worst fears when...
"Wally" A sweet voice said.
"Ante Iris" Wally asked.
"yes, it's me, I didn't eat as much so you would have more" she told him.
"that's a dog bowl" He whimpered.
"i'm sorry, wally" She said.
"he just thinks of me as he dog now doesn't he, did he call me dog" Wally asked in a rush, he needed to know if his favorite uncle really hated him.
"Wally, this will all be over soon, I promise" Iris said, and gave wally a kiss an placed the dish in front of Wally.
Wally started to eat what scraps he could, Iris stayed to rub his head. He stopped an looked up at his ante.
"I'm not hungry anymore" his eye's were dripping tears.
"Wally you have to eat" Wally shook his head.
"if the brat don't want to eat anymore, fine, but we have to get to the cave" Barry said and then ripped the binds off his hands, Wally muffled a cry by biting his lip. Barry then removed the collar an shoved Wally on the ground.
"suit up" He ran into the house leaving Wally on the ground with his ante helping him up.
"I better go" Wally said as he stood on his own.
"Be careful, i'll figure out something" Iris said an gave wally a kiss on the cheek.
"thank you" Wally smiled.
"HURRY THE HELL UP" Barry snapped an wally shuddered.
"see ya" He whispered.
Barry decided they would drive to the zeta tube. He needed to have a smooth private conversation with Wally.
"You better not tell anyone in there today, no hero, I will press the button and your ante will be, bye-bye" He smirked as Wally cowered as far over as the car door would allow.
"I wont, I promise" Wally whimpered.
"good that we have an understanding" He laughed like it was an every day thing an got out of the car. Wally didn't even notice they already arrived at the zeta tube area. He followed his uncle into the tube an got zeta'd to the cave.
'i'm so sorry' Wally thought as his uncle put a hand on his shoulder. The affection even felt fake now. Wally knew the truth. His uncle now hated him. But he will do anything just to win his love back.