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Warning: Mentions of child abuse, language, and rape in this chapter. Sorry Harry!
"Ryder?"
"Hm?"
"Can I please take off this cloth now?" The cloth over Harry's eye was now cold and damp. It was putting pressure on Harry's eye (eye socket) which hurt extremely bad. Ryder came over and took the cloth, carefully wiping more salve over Harry's eye, causing him to whimper in pain.
"I'm sorry Harry. I need to put this on your eye. If I don't it could become more infected. It's already infected enough. This should help, even though it stings to apply."
"It's okay." After Ryder finished, Harry sat up. His whole body was still very sore, and his head and eye hurt even more, but it was a lot better than before. Harry was definitely starting to trust Ryder. He had helped him, and been gentle and caring. Nobody in his whole life, not even at Hogwarts had ever treated Harry like this. He had nobody to trust, But now he had Ryder. He hadn't known him for long, hardly two days, but Harry already trusted him.
"Ryder?"
"Yes Harry?"
"I'll tell you about them. I mean, if you really want to know."
"You don't have to Harry."
"I know. But-but I want to. I trust you more than anyone in the world. And you're so nice to me that- that I trust that you won't tell anyone, right?"
"Not if you don't want me to Harry."
"Okay. Well what do you want to know?"
"Whatever you feel comfortable with telling me."
"Well, when I was one, my parents died. They were- well they were murdered."
"Oh God Harry. I'm so sorry."
"I was dropped off at the Dursleys, who were my only living relatives left. They hated me more than anything. They shoved me in a cupboard. That was my bedroom- the cupboard under the stairs." Ryder continued to stare at him with a sad expression.
"It was horrible. They were so mean to me. When I was younger, I just thought it was normal. I wasn't there child, I thought I was just helping them. Like earning my place with them. I had to do all the chores, and cleaning. And if they weren't finished, I didn't eat."
"They starved you Harry?"
"I guess. But when I turned five, that's when it started getting worse. One day, my uncle came home and saw I hadn't finished mowing the lawn or mopping the kitchen floor. He came and grabbed my arm. He was so angry, and I started to struggle. That just got him even more mad. So he took his cigarette lighter, and tried to set me on fire I guess. I still have a scar on my leg from that. But after that he would start pushing me around a bit. He'd try to rip out my hair, or hit me, or throw me around. When I was eleven, I got accepted to this school- a boarding school. They got so angry. They tried to hide the letters, but eventually I got one. It turns out my parents left me with a lot of money, and I used that to pay for it. They got a little better for a year or two after that, when I came home in the summer. They were scared probably. But then in towards the end of the summer after second year, it got worse. Vernon- that's my uncle- came home drunk. Said I made him lose his job. He started to punch me and kick me. I tried to fight back, but that made him worse. He tied me up and tortured me. He got his belt and whipped me with it." Harry was blushing now.
"But then after third year, it got better again. Have you ever heard of Sirius Black?"
"Wasn't he a murderer or something?"
"Yeah- well, actually no."
"What?"
"Well it turns out he was innocent. And he's- he was- my godfather." Harry said with a sad face.
"Vernon was scared. I left out the part about Sirius being innocent, and I guess they thought if they hurt me or anything Sirius would kill them."
"But they got worse again?"
"At the end of the last school year..." Harry had tears in his eyes.
"Sirius died. And it was all my fault. I killed my godfather.
"Harry, no no no. You didn't, I'm sure."
"Vernon found out, and he got even worse than before. He beat me every day almost. And he hardly ever let me eat. But, on my birthday it was worse than it ever had been. They called me down. And Vernon punched me in the gut. And I blacked out, I don't know what happened after that. But I woke up some time later. Could've been days, or could've just been hours, no idea. But Vernon said he would drop me in a ditch. And I blacked out again. Next thing I knew, I woke up in a ditch. I really thought he was kidding. No idea why though. He always fire that stuff. He just hates me."
"Harry, I'm so sorry. Thank you for trusting me."
"Thank you Ryder. For listening. And for caring."
"I'll always care. Why don't you get some rest."
"Wait, Ryder. You said I'm supposed to pay you, right? For giving me a place to stay?"
"We can sort it out tonight. Rest for now Harry."
"Kay." Harry said, yawning. He drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
When Harry woke up, it was about 5:00 PM. Ryder walked in the room carrying a small plate and a glass of water.
"Here Harry, have some dinner."
"Thanks Ryder." Harry said with a grin.
"You're welcome Harry." Harry ate his dinner quietly. After he was done, he turned to Ryder.
"Thank you for making me dinner."
"Harry..." Ryder said.
"Yeah?"
"Come with me."
"Okay, why?"
"Don't ask questions." Ryder wasn't acting like himself. He was usually gentle and kind, but right now, he seemed in a hurry, not caring much about if he was being gentle. He grabbed Harry's arm and pulled him up.
"Ow. Ryder, that hurt."
"Hurry up." Harry hurried along after Ryder. He brought him into a bedroom.
"What are we doing here Ryder?" Ryder looked at Harry with a harsh expression.
"I just said to not ask questions. Get on the bed." Harry slowly sat down on Ryder's comfortable bed.
"Ryder, what are you doing?"
"Shut up Harry." Harry was suspicious now. What was wrong with Ryder?"
"What happened Ryder? What's wrong?" Ryder slapped him across the face. Harry just stared at him
"Don't touch me."
"I'm doing more than just touching you Harry."
"Excuse me?"
"Shut your damn mouth Harry." Ryder grabbed his sore arm. He tied a rope around it.
"What are you doing Ryder!? Don't touch me!" Harry shouted. Ryder tied his arm to the bedpost.
"Well Harry, are you comfortable?" Harry was on the verge of tears now. What was going on?
"I- of course not. What re you doing to me?"
"Tsk tsk Harry, what did I say about asking questions. Now, you're going to do as I say."
"What? Why? What's going on Ryder?"
"Harry, you're about to pay me for letting you stay here." The realization started to sink in, but Harry had a hard time believing it. It had to be a dream, just a nightmare. He trusted Ryder.
"Now, strip Harry."
"What!?"
"You. Will. Listen to me"
"Ryder!" Ryder grabbed Harry's face.
"Be a good boy Harry. Do what I've told you to." Harry froze to the spot.
"Please." He whispered. "No."
"I should've known you wouldn't obey. Tsk tsk. I thought you trusted me Harry. I thought you wanted to be a good boy. I'm not like the Dursleys Harry. I care about you." Harry started to struggle. Ryder let out an overdramatic sigh.
"I'll just have to do this myself I suppose." He grabbed Harry and held him down, slowly unzipping his jeans.
"Help!" Harry screamed. Somebody had to hear him. This couldn't happen. Ryder seemed unphased, however, and opened up a drawer with his free hand, grabbing a bandanna. He tied this around Harry's mouth, gagging him so he couldn't scream or talk. Harry was still letting out muffled screams and cries. Tears were rolling down his face swiftly.
"Now now Harry. It's okay. Everyone's scared on their first time." Ryder began to strip Harry, and turned him over. "I don't know why you actually thought I cared about you. You're just a scared little boy who's lost his way."
"Don't cry little boy." He whispered. "It's gonna be okay." Harry blacked out.
There really was no escape.
AN~ Wow, poor Harry. We find entertainment from his poor life. :( I would like to thank everyone again for following and reading! If i finish Chapter 5 today, I'll post that too. Have a great day everyone!
