Boyhood

The next morning, Gabe is taken back to the cell to where the rest of his group is being held.

Javier can tell in Gabe's eyes and expression that he went through a traumatic experience.

"What happened their Gabe?" asks Javier.

"He drugged me… then Burke took off all his clothes… first he touch my entire body including my private parts… and then he… he… " as Gabe just can't get the words out on what Burke did to him.

"He raped you and molested you… I should have known someone like Burke would do such a thing," Javier responds.

Two of the henchmen come for them.

"Come… we got work to do," they demanded.

They take all of them except for Gabe and Bonnie.

"So Gabe is it?" asks Bonnie. "Are you Clementine's husband?"

Gabe shakes his head yes.

"When did you two made if official?" asks Bonnie.

"Why are you asking," Gabe snaps back. "Clementine doesn't even like you. She said you even backstabbed her after she gave you her trust and favors."

"I didn't back stabbed her… we were in a bad situation… Arvo shot her… and there was no way I could have helped her," Bonnie excuses herself.

"Oh… you ran off with someone who tried to kill her and then you left her there. How is that not back stabbing?"

Bonnie is unable to come up with an answer.

Another of the guards came to get Gabe…

"Come on boy… you are going to up on a beauty pageant show"… the guard stated with a light chuckle.

Gabe is taken to a local stage theatre where he is taken backstage where Chris is there too and he is completely naked. Also at backstage… much to Gabe's shock… there are children and teenagers at backstage and all of them are naked. As far as Gabe can count… there must be at least thirty kids backstage with him.

"Where have you been?" asked Chris.

"Burke took me to his home and then… he raped me," Gabe answered. "You?"

"That woman… Joan… is that her name?" Chris questions. Gabe nods yes. "She took me to her room and then she took off all her clothes and then she…"

"Oh… please say no more," Gabe interrupts, as he doesn't want to know the rest as picturing Joan naked is bad enough for him.

"She only slept with me… she did not rape me if that you are thinking," Chris responds.

Chris points out to Gabe that three teenage girls keep staring at Gabe or keep turning their heads towards him. Gabe isn't the only teenage boy in the room so Gabe concludes that those three girls like him.

"Um Gabe… your…" as Chris points out that Gabe is having an erection.

"Everyone… get on stage" yelled a guard with an AK-17 rifle.

Gabe, Chris, and all the kids are forced on to the stage. Each kid is given a big card with a number on it. Gabe is given the number 16 and Chris is given the number 10.

Many people in the audience shout out taunts and inappropriate comments at them.

Javier, Celia, and Jim are in the audience and they are forced to watch them to be embarrassed and humiliated.

"These men are monsters… more than the walking dead freaks out there," Celia commented.

"Clementine is going to get help and I'm sure David and Kenny will do what ever they can to help us," Javier insures. "When they do… I promise I will make them very sorry they did this to Gabe."

Joan comes up from behind them.

"Your son is the new celebrity of the town. First Burke likes him and he is now the talk of the town," Joan taunted. "Too bad Clementine is not here… such a cute girl so I have to say so myself. She would have been the talk of the town like Gabe. If I had known about these group… I would have kept both Gabe and Clementine so I have something to trade for."

"You bitch" Javier snapped.

Joan just grins in amusement. She gets up on stage…

"Welcome to Virginia Beach's Fashion Show… we are here to vote for the best looking kid. Now lets get this show started. Number 1-5… please line up in front of the stage," said Joan.

The kids has numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are forced to walk in front of the stage. Numbers 1 and 2 are teenage boys, number three is a 10-year-old girl, number 4 is a 9 year old boy, and 5 is a 14 year old girl. Number 5 is one of the three girls who were checking Gabe out earlier.

Javier, Jim, and Celia could tell in the kids' faces that they are so embarrassed and humiliated.

Joan announces it is time to vote for the kid who is the best looking. They vote number 5 (Valarie is her name) as their favorite and have her move to the next round.

However there is a man on stage with a pistol. "Number two has the least number of votes… so" then the man on stage shoots Number Two in the head… killing him instantly.

As men carry Number Two's body off the stage… "Number 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 please move to the front of the stage" Joan instructed.

Number 10 is Chris and he is forced to move front of the stage. Number 6 is a teenage boy, Number 7 is an 11-year-old boy, number 8 is a 14-year-old girl, and number 9 is a 12-year-old girl.

Chris and Number 6 are tied for the most votes so Joan has them both move on to the next round. Number 9 got the least votes and she is executed for it.

Joan has numbers 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 to move front of the stage. Number 11 got the most votes… Number 11 is a 10-year-old girl. Number 12… a 13 year old girl got the least number of votes and she is killed.

Next is Gabe since he has number 16, along with numbers 17, 18, 19, and 20.

Gabe got overwhelming number of votes.

They went through two more groups and the kid that got the least amount of votes is killed. After the first round they stopped killing the contestants.

Gabe, Chris, and Valarie became the three finalist of the "Pageant show".

Joan has the audience to vote for the "winner". Valarie got the least amount of votes of the three but she is not killed. Chris won the "show" as Gabe lost only by three votes.

"For Chris being the winner… his prize he is going to be auction off by a lucky group".

Joan now turns this into an auction show. People are starting to bid for him and exchange for food, gasoline, or other stuff they can trade off.

Chris is sold for 20lbs of gasoline and 15lb of corn and cabbage. He is sold to a man who looks like he is in 50s and he doesn't look like he shaved for a long time even before the world went to hell.

The man who "bought" him off takes Chris away with him.

Gabe, Javier, Jim, and Celia are taken back to their cells where Bonnie, Mike, and Conrad are there too. They are given their dinner for the evening. Everyone except Gabe got only mac and cheese with little shredded beef, corn bread, and peas. Gabe got himself three slices of turkey, mash potatoes with gravy, mac and cheese, and a brownie with red frosting on it.

Chris comes by to the cell.

"Chris… are you okay?" ask Jim.

"Define okay," Chris answers back. "I come to say good bye… I have been auction off and I am forced to go with them."

"Where you would be going?" asks Javier.

"I don't know… they would not tell me. I ask if and when you do get out of here… please don't come after me," Chris requested.

Then they hear someone whistling loudly signaling for Chris.

"Good bye Jim for all that you've done for me," said Chris as he departs with his new group.

Then Joan comes by to their cell…

"Where they are taking Chris? Answer me Joan," yelled Javier.

"Honestly… I have no idea. I am here for Gabe," said Joan.

Two guards take Gabe and escort him to who knows here.

"Tell Burke if he rapes or touches my nephew again… I am coming after him and who knows what I'll do when I do," Javier threatens.

"Who says he is going to Burke's tonight?" Joan questions with an evil grin. "They are taking him to my place".

"What are you going to do to my son?" asks Celia.

"Last night I had Chris sleep with me. When I got him drugged and drunk last night… he told me some very interesting information. I know Clementine is pregnant and Gabe is the father. I lost my son and husband to a car crash three years before the world went to hell. Well… since Gabe seems to be well liked due to the fact he is a handsome boy I do have to admit… it is time for me to have a new son," Joan informed. "After what you did to me and forced me to exile… I dreamt the day in killing all of you. Then I met this group and then I thought… what better way of revenge is raping your nephew and having a baby with him… the bitch who had your niece killed… the bitch who is responsible for killing your Kate."

"Nooooo…." Javier moaned out loud…

"Once this baby is born… then I will kill all of you. Your nephew however… that I'll leave up to Burke. I'm sure the people of this town are going to have a lot of fun with him in the meantime."

Javier is so enrage he bangs on the cages… "WHEN I GET OUT OF HERE JOAN… I'LL KILL YOU JOAN… I'LL KILL YOU!" yelled Javier…

Joan goes to her cabin where the two guards drugged Gabe, place on a bed, lying upwards, and they tided his hands to the bed.

"This is going to be a fun night," Joan uttered to herself.

She then takes off all her clothes and then she proceeds to have sex with Gabe. She places her bare hands on Gabe's bare shoulders. Gabe is already disgusted in seeing Joan naked, but the fact she is having sex with him…

"You do have a nice body for a young man," Joan taunted.

"Not again" Gabe said in his mind… this time it is Joan is raping him… a woman who tried to have him and his family killed and now she is forcing him to have sex with her so Joan could have a baby with him.

Meanwhile…

David, Kenny and their group are riding their LAV-25 towards Virginia Beach. They just passed a green road sign that says Virginia Beach is 20 miles ahead.

A/N: Sorry it took so long when comes writing and getting out new chapters. Again... I have a full time job that takes away a lot of my time. I'll get the next one out soon as I can...