The hard floor and mess Dave sat in made his spirit sink. He knew that'd he have to clean this up before Tom or Phil came to do their daily routines. The mess had to be taken out of the wood floors before the evidence showed itself to all who may enter the room. Lucy occasionally came into Gru's office for a pen or to find that paperpad she left lying around that Gru always picked up and put back in its place. If only she knew what kind of man she married, what kind of abusive monster he really was. But Dave knew that he had to keep his mouth shut about it.
He cleaned the best he could and got his clothes back on, he needed to take a shower and throw his overalls away, the stench of urine was too much and the reminder was even worse. Taking the clear tube back to his home, he's head hung low as he came back into his house. It was the average size house that every minion had. But his was decked out in the things that Gru's money could buy. He tried to make his life better with the best he could buy. His television was bigger than anyone else's, he got game systems to spare but never the spare time to play them. He had all he could have asked for but not the way he wanted them.
He couldn't fill his life with happiness after all the times he'd been taken advantage of. He'd been Gru's little secret for years, since he was a teenager. The neglect of his mother made Gru into these horrible young man that didn't want to hear the word 'no' again. The very fact that Gru had been replaced by someone else in his mother's life made Gru turn to alternative things. Dave was just being nice when he saw those many years ago, the pain that the young and starting to bald man went through. Now it was Dave that was going through that very thing he tried to help his boss.
Dave smiled when he heard his pet ladybug come scuttling towards him. He loved his puppy, he knew it wasn't that he a real puppy dog, but it was a pet. It was his pet, he took care of it. Walked it, fed it, gave it wished that someone would give him that same affection. Giving a pat to its head he, went to have a shower. Turning the knobs on warm he waited for it to get the right temperature.
He saw the line that went across his stomach get darker from the bruise setting in as he removed his blue overalls. He wished he could just tear his skin off so he wouldn't have to see this, see himself as this used person. He hated his life, he contemplated at times to end himself but the would see that the others would miss him. Kevin, even though he acted like a douche some days, he cared deeply for him. Kevin trusted Dave so much that when he went to find a new boss he left him in charge. Stuart was his best friend and he had a little crush on Stuart. It could have been he could play the guitar, Dave always loved music. He and Stuart were always together, but now because of what has happened with Gru, Stuart had been hanging around Tom. Tom was an okay guy, for the most of what Dave knew about him. He just looked like Phil and he knew who Phil was with.
The water was warm enough and he stepped in, it was like a cleansing rain to him. He just stood in the water that beat down on his face, he took the silver goggles off and let the water wash over his eyelids and down his body. It was nice to be at his own home able to be his own person again. He looked down at his toes and started to wash himself of the guilt he felt over his body.
He spent more than 30 minutes in the shower as he came out, body steaming from the hot water and feeling a little better with himself. His ladybug had fallen asleep in the bathroom on the mat waiting for him. A small smile came to him as he dried off, acciedently getting a little on the red shell of his pet. It woke up and gave a little noise of happy seeing Dave again.
With a new shirt on, he left the bathroom to sit on his bed and relax. Maybe if he prayed hard enough, Gru would leave him alone. His prays were answered for the rest of the night as he snuggled in his sheets and fell deep to sleep.
I know this is a short one but I will be working on more of it. Hopefully today if I can.
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