Summer Of Miracles: Chapter Fifty-One

Uh, sry guys, but this chapter involves serious child abuse-sexual and physical, so..yeah, sry about that...Tell me if you think this getsto long!

Oh yeah and I need to ask something about my next story (it's actually with Jaded Hailey) called "Denial". Chapter one is up (and has been) but I don't have the time to update it right now. Okay, the story has 3 plot lines- 1) Ezra's mom calls and tells that they have adopted yet another child and their marraige has 'never been better'. 2)Juliette's mom calls and says that her and her new husband now has a baby girl, but she is already 7 months old, but why didn't she tell Jules sooner? and 3) Kristin's dad is out of rehab and has a girlfriend and taking care of his ex-wife's young son. And wants her to come back just to see things are good again. So, Kristin does.

And I kinda think the third one w/ Kristin should be an entirely different story, but I don't know. When you tel me, review! I just didn't know if y'all would like one of my own characters having an entire story to her...again...and she'll be 13, okay?!





"I told you, mom! I TOLD YOU! WHY DIDN'T YOU BELIEVE ME? ROWAN WOULDN'T BE IN A COMA! IT'S YOUR FAULT!" Adam screamed at her, then broke down crying agian. "God, I told you! Why would I make something like that up, HUH? Why didn't you believe me? WHY?"

SHe shook her head through her tears. "God, Adam, I'd take it back, I swear!" "What happened?"

**Flashback**

Rowan walked into his house. Cameron lay on the couch, drinking from a beer can, then he finished it and threw it into a pile of about 15 cans. "Cam?" Rowan asked hesitantly. "What the hell do you want?" Cameron growled. "I kinda got in trouble today, and I need you to sign this form." "Damnit, Rowan! Get your ass over here!"

Rowan walked over there, his hazel eyes growing wide with each step. He could smell the alcohol. Cameron sat up and snatched the form. "You yelled to a teacher?! What the hell is the matter with you?" "He accused me of something I didn't do! And threatened to give me OSS!" (out of school suspension).

Cameron stood up and grabbed Rowan's hair. "I'm going to do to you what I did to Adam when he got in trouble, PAL!" Cameron screamed. Rowan tried to get away. Cameron flung him on his and Val's bed like he was abag of flour.

Rowan screamed the entire time Cameron raped him. WHen he was done, Cameron got off of Rowan and started beating him. f irst, just with his fists, then he got a belt. "That'll teach you to be a damn dumbass!"

**EOFB**

"Then I came in, and Cameron was gone. But he's in jail right now. I found Rowan laying in hisown blood on our bed..." she trailed off. Adam turned on a little light and looked at his little brother. He took one look and closed his eyes to block the pain.

Both his brother's eyes were swollen so much that they couldn't be open. His lip was also swollen, and he had numerous other cuts and bruises. "Mom..." Adam moaned and dropped into his mom's lap and let out his anguish and fears.

**W/ the group at Horizon**

"As you might notice, Adam, Kristin and Peter aren't with us," Sophie started. S he had just gotten a phone call from Peter explaining everything. "I was wondering why it was so quiet around here," Shelby joked.

"Well, Adam's younger brother, Rowan, is in a coma." Sophie finished, getting straight to the facts. Quietness fell over the room . "How?" Auggie finally asked. "Their stepfather, aparently had been abusing Adam for some time, but had never hit Rowan until todya. Earlier today, Rowan came home and had gotten in trouble at his rec center, which is like summer school except all activities. Their stepfather, Cameron, beat Rowan and left. Rowan wasn't expected to live through the ambulance ride, but right now he is in ICU on life support and ina coma,"

"Well, he's going to be okay, right?" Sarah asked. Sophie sighed. "I honestly don't know. IT's to early to tell."

Rowan's face had gone pale and felt deep sorrow for Adam. His sister Lindsey had gotten in trouble at school and their father beat her so bad she was put in the hospital. But, before that, their dad had put her in a ditch somewhere down the road to make surehe didn't get accused. He amde a big show about going on TV and threatening whoever hurt his daughter.

Sophie studied ROwan, who seemed to be thinking intently on something.

"Oh, and about parents night. Adam and Kristin won't be here, and Peter probably won't be either, so it's just going to be me and Roger. It's in three days, and then you only have two more weeks left here, so if you want any counsling sessions-with us or the older kids, just tell us." she said, directing the comment to the three remaining kids.

"Where's Landon? And Jamall and Janae?" Miguel asked. "Landon is in a juvenille home. Supposbely, he told the authorities about a grandmother that he loved so much (a.n: more on this in the next chapter, and w/ Jamall and Janae!) and she may be getting custody of him, and as long as he keeps good behavior up, they'll erase the juvi time from his record. The twins have been legally adopted by their father and stepmother, so you probably won't see them again." she said, but she didn't believe this.

She had talked to Janae and knew Janae hated it there, but wouldn't leave because Jamall loved every minute.



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