OMG sorry it took me so long to post again. I promice I am posting regularly now. This is only half the size of a normal chapter but I've already started and am half way thorugh Chapter 3. I'll post again by tuesday. Please Review. I'm happy about how manny reviews I got and hopfully that continues even though I took so long to update. Thank you for waiting.

Cyd paced the room growling. "I want to kill them!" She shouted. "They hurt their own son!" She hissed for what felt like the thousandth time. As soon as they got home Cyd had gone on a killing spree. She threw her pillows and mattress and eventually Shelby's stuffed animals.

Shelby had tried to calm her down but after getting a pillow slammed in her face she retreated. Now she sat cross-legged in window watching the chaos. "Cyd" She shouted AGAIN. "Cyd stop!"

"A BAT SHELBY A BAT! THEY HIT HIM WITH A BAT!"

"And destroying our room isn't helping at all" she shouted, standing up. "You need to calm yourself down. Cyd glared at her before finally sitting down on the now mattresses bed. Shelby sat down next to Cyd, wrapping her arm around her. "We can't just go barging in there Cyd. We need a plan and one that Naldo agrees with. I don't want to make things worse."

"How could we make things worse" Cyd growled. "If we get him taken away from those monsters he won't be beaten." Shelby looked sad.

"If he gets put in a foster home who knows where he'll end up. He'll be taken away from all his friends. I don't know if it's the right thing to do. Plus the foster homes aren't known for happy living. HE has just as good of chance of being beaten by those monsters. It's better for him to be here, have us, have Barry. " Shelby said. Cyd wanted to bang her head against a wall. How could Shelby act so calmly? She saw Naldo! She saw what they did to him. She can't be so calm. If it was up to Cyd she'd storm into that house and punch those horrible people in the face.

"Let's just stay calm and think this through" Shelby said. She moved to sit down on the bed with her best friend. "We'll come up with something." She put a hand on Cyd's shoulder.

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Naldo lay on his bed, staring up at his ceiling. Cyd and Shelby reacted just like he thought they would but it was still hard to see. He had never told anyone and even though he knew it was wrong it was life. He'd accepted it. Looking at their shocked and scared faces, it really hit him. What his parents were doing was wrong and horrible. These new, strong thoughts were at the surface but they would sink down like they had the other few times this happened. He'd go back to living his life not questioning the new bruses.

He hadn't even really noticed it when his dad had beat him with the bat. IT was just a few more bruises on his side. He knew there wasn't any broken bones. He knew what that felt like even though he'd never gone to a doctor. His dad was terrified of them finding out Naldo was being beaten.

Naldo closed his eyes. Maybe if he drifted off he could pretend he was happy and that he had a loving family. His perfect life, the one he never believed possible. He'd have parents who loved him and cared for him like normal parents. He'd be able to swim with his shirt off. He'd have the courage to tell Barry how he really felt. He'd be able to walk up to his best friend and kiss him. Tomorrow was another day and when he woke up he'd be able to leave this hell, go to school and stare into Barry's beautiful eyes. So that's what he did. He shut his eyes tight and fell asleep.

He woke up at six am like normal. He dressed, being careful not to jar his side. He tiptoed out of the room, dragging his bag with him. The light outside was still dark and thankfully his parents were asleep. They didn't normally wake up till seven but sometimes his dad woke up early to wait for him.

The door swung shut behind him silently. HE held his bag tight to his chest and took off at a run. He normally met Barry every day at seven thirty to walk to school. He had an hour and a half to do what he wanted. He could go sit behind a tree in the park, wrap his arms around his legs and just be alone. There would be no parents to be afraid of or facade to play. It was his time of peace.

The park wasn't too far from Barry's house which was good. He trudged through the graying light and took a seat behind an old oak, hidden within a brush of bushes. Naldo was invisible to anyone who walked by. He was breathing a sigh when he heard voices.

"Why do we have to be all the way out here!?" Barry muttered. Naldo could hear the grogginess in his voice.

"Because we couldn't let anyone hear." Shelby replied. Naldo froze. They wouldn't!... would they?

"We could have talked in my lab" Barry growled.

"Naldo goes there to walk to school with you right?" Cyd asked.

"Yes but he won't be there for over an hour. Why can't you tell him anyway?"

"Because it's about hi…"

"Barry, Shelby, Cyd" Naldo said in a shocked voice. He was concentrating not to shake or scream.

"Naldo?" They all said at once.

"I thought we were going to walk to school together" Naldo said, pouting.

"We were." Barry said. "Cyd and Shelby were just about to tell me something. Something that couldn't wait a few more hours!" He added angrily.

"Why wasn't I invited" Naldo asked tilting his head. "Don't you trust me?"

"Naldo" Shelby began. She and Cyd shared a look.

"Please I want to at least get a few minutes more of sleep before school" Barry said, annoyed. "So just tell us." When he glanced at the girls Naldo gave them a terrified look, shaking his head.

"It's nothing" Cyd said, quickly…. "Jump?" She asked Shelby." They both nodded and grabbed hold of eachother.