The room was as quiet as ever. No light got in so it was pitch black. But it felt even darker than usual. Gumball could somewhat hear the rain from outside. He wished some of it would come down and wash away all the blood from the floor, (and off of him too.)
His ears twitched. He could hear Jamie coming down.
'Here we go again...' Gumball gulped.
Jamie's entrance wasn't quiet, rather, loud because she kicked the piece of wood down. She was soaked, probably because of the rain. Her hands were in fist and her teeth could be seen. She didn't look happy in the slightest bit.
Jamie ran up to Gumball and kicked him in the gut. She then dealt a blow to the side of his head and knocked him on his side. She kept kicking him in the stomach and in the face till she saw him cough up blood.
"You piece of trash!"
She grabbed him by the neck and spat in his face, kicking him again afterward. She let Gumball fall to the ground and watched him twitch. Slowly, Jamie dug in her pocket and pulled out a razor, sat next to him and grabbed his arms.
"Each one is for every single thing you did to me..."
She slowly started cutting him all over his body, much like she did the first day she had him here. Only this time she made much more deep cuts than before and made new ones over his visible scars.
And like before, she counted every single one.
Her hands were completely red by the time she was done. She stood up and admired her work. His arms, legs, chest and head were a complete bloody mess. He kept his eyes shut the entire time and still had them closed.
"You're not done yet..." Jamie walked over to the corner and picked up a rusty pipe. She had used it before on Gumball.
She ran up to him a dealt a single blow to his back. The pipe couldn't handle the force and snapped in two pieces. Gumball jerked as it made contact with his back and sobbed more.
'SMACK!'
Jamie swung at him again. This time on his leg. She could tell he wouldn't be walking with it anytime soon.
'SMACK!'
She hit him again on his head. His eyes shot open from the massive amount of pain.
"You did this..."
'SMACK!'
"Mmmmph!"
"You did this to yourself."
'SMACK!'
"Mmmmph! Mmmmph!"
"And you did this to ME."
'SMACK!' 'SMACK!' 'SMACK!'
Jamie raised her arm one more time and dealt one final blow. She got him in the arm and badly. A wide cut was visible and she could almost see the inside of his arm. Gumball sobbed even more and in a frantic state of shock, he scrambled for something to stop the bleeding.
"M-MMMPH! MMMPH!"
Jamie left the room but didn't move back the piece of wood. Gumball found a sleeve of his shorts and wrapped it around the cut as best as he could. He tried to hold on to it, but some random object collided with his forehead and knocked him on his back. He looked up and saw Jamie had come back and was placing the wood back.
"You fix yourself." was all she said before she left, turning off the lights as well.
The heavy rain was all that could be herd as Gumball searched the darkness for whatever she threw at him. He found it and tried to examine it to an extent. He found out it was a small first aid kit. It was the same one she brought with her a few days ago.
Gumball opened it up and took out a handful of cotton balls. He tried to clean the wound but couldn't do a good job at it like his mother. He thought it would be best if he just covered it for now.
Gumball had to try to stitch it up, which was something he dread doing. He saw his mom and people in movies do it before, but never enough to know what to do fully. He could only do his best which sadly, wasn't much. He only stitched it up halfway through before stopping because of all the blood.
He took a roll of bandages and some medical tape and sealed it up quickly. He used his sleeve from his pants to try and seal it up better. It didn't do much but it was better than nothing. It was all covered but some blood was leaking through. He hoped it would stop. He worried if it wouldn't.
He found some more bandages and tape inside the box. He thought he could try to cover up everything else.
'...Wait a second...'
He dropped the tape and searched around the floor. He only felt dirt and some blood, but under it all, he found what he dropped earlier.
It was a needle. The same needle he stitched his arm up with. He had it in his hand. His very last chance for freedom.
'One more chance...one more...'
He didn't hesitate to pick the lock on his right arm. He still had the lock burned in his mind. After a few silent heart-pounding moments, it came undone and his arm was free. He followed the same steps with the other locks till he finally undid the one on his mouth. The gag slowly fell to the ground and made a tapping sound as it finally hit the floor below.
Gumball was overwhelmed. Almost giddy in fact. He could stand freely again and didn't know what to do now.
'I...I have to leave... I have to leave now.'
He grabbed up what was left of his pants and slipped them on. As he did, a sharp pain went through his leg. Gumball stumbled on his hands and fell on the ground. He let out a hiss and tried standing up again. Carefully, he slipped his pants on completely. Gumball didn't see his sweater but he didn't have time to look for it. He wobbled over to the piece of thin wood that sat by the exit. He gripped its ends and slid it to the side. The stairs now stood before him.
'Here I go...'
He slowly walked forward but because it was so dark, he tripped and hit his head right on the corner of a step. He gripped his forehead and decided to crawl up the stairs. It just felt a bit more safer to Gumball.
He finally made it to the top after what felt like a year. He stood up again carefully and slowly limped up to the door. He could hear the rain outside and the thunder as it roared. With a 'gulp', he opened it slowly and stepped outside.
He was met with a blast of cold and wet air, but he didn't care. It was fresh and it didn't reek of his blood. The rain washed off any blood and dirt off his fur and the thunder assured him he wasn't deaf. He was weak, but he felt like a completely new kid.
He would have liked to lay down, but he had to get out of there. It was still Jamie's backyard. He walked slowly to the front and down the street, as fast as he could with a nearly broken leg. He still remembered the way back home and slowly limped the entire way. There weren't many people outside or driving due to the brutal rain. But it didn't matter if someone saw him or not. He was so close to home.
He was afraid that he was getting lost until he saw a light down the street. He approached it till he could make out a small house with a little SUV parked in front.
"H-home..."
Gumball was almost out of energy. He couldn't feel anything but he was so close. He dragged his feet and leg down the street and slowly up to the porch. The light had gone out by the time he was in front of the house, so he assumed everyone was asleep.
He knocked on the door quietly. There' wasn't a response, so he knocked again. He thought he herd something this time so he knocked a little harder.
'Please... Please...'
There was a small click and the door slowly opened. The first thing he could see,
was his brother.
A/N Annnnnnd that's a wrap for now! Welp, so close to the end of this fic, that I can SMELLL IT...
Moving on to stuff no one cares about, there are now, only 3 chapters left. Because of this, I've changed the schedule. There will be a new chapter this Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday. Why? Because it won't collide with the release of "The Shell." That day, I have plans for what may or may not be related to writing.
Also, I'm working on fixing the past chapters and have finished chapters 2, 3 and 4 now so expect those up along with this update, too.
Also, it would be worth something to say that I'm planning my next story out. I've actually got two in mind, but still buffing out some details.
Hm, also, if anyone thinks I should open up to being a Beta Reader, leave me a message in PM and please, do not in the reivews. Thx.
Fixed a small error with this chapter. Thx Terrence.
Now, thanks to – olaf53 – CreeperKiller55 – 2bdragonwise – DistortionDaxe – side-fish – Edward serjo – Dante Watterson – Terrence Orson – EpikDoesRoblox – Lexboss – IlikeCheeseBurgerLOL – Falconfox8 for the luvz and stuff.
See Ya'll on Thursday!
- Water