One evening in New York
Santana: There is nothing on TV, the evening will be long ...
Rachel: We just have to watch a movie. We have ten DVDs
Santana: If there is something interesting
Rachel: There are some movies that you haven't seen yet, that you wanted to see. Yesterday you said you wanted to see a movie, but you didn't have time
Santana: Alright, I'll go get it
Rachel: As for you, you're very quiet. Usually you would have debated the choice of film, and now you say nothing
Kurt: I'm not necessarily going to debate the choice of film. If it's one she wants to see, I watch it too
Rachel: Looks like something's on your mind
Kurt: No nothing
Santana: You haven't spoken to Blaine for two days. I'm sure that's what's wrong. You worry about him because you haven't heard from him for two days
Kurt: If I haven't spoken to him for two days, it's because his family is at home, and he doesn't necessarily have time to talk to me.
Santana: Is that what he told you? Or what do you think because you haven't spoken to him for two days?
Kurt: That's what he told me, and I summed it up for you
Rachel: It's true he doesn't have a good relationship with his family
Kurt: Yeah, part of it is. But, above all, his family does not tolerate the phone
Rachel: They're old fashioned
Kurt: Yeah
Rachel: Great life at home
Santana: I know. It's because they're rich, so they must have a good image. So someone who's on the phone all the time doesn't
Kurt: I don't know if that's why. He just told me that his family doesn't tolerate people who are on their phones all the time, but he didn't tell me exactly why. Even his brother told me the same thing. So when his family comes he cuts off his phone
Santana: So as not to be yelled at by his family
Kurt: Yeah. I remember one day he sent me a letter because he couldn't talk to me on the phone
Santana: Couldn't he come to your place?
Kurt: No, his family said he needed to spend time with them. So they forbade him to go out
Rachel: Okay, his home is jail
Kurt: He got used to it over time. But, I know it doesn't make him happy
Rachel: But he didn't have a good relationship with his parents? Or his family? Or both ?
Kurt: It's true that he doesn't have a good relationship, and that his family is not the most tolerant. But, I think it's going pretty well
Rachel: Or so he never told you anything about what's really going on
Kurt: I know him. In fact, I think I know him better than his own family
Rachel: So?
Kurt: I know how it works. I know when he's scared. I know when it hurts. And, above all, I know when he's hiding something from me. So if something had happened, I would find out pretty quickly. Or he would have told me. He never hides anything from me
Santana: Ok
One hour later
Santana: There is someone knocking on the door ... will open it
Kurt: Why me?
Santana: Because she fell asleep. And that I, since this person ruined my film, I risk hitting him
Kurt: Alright, I'm going
Santana: Thank you
Kurt: What is… Blaine? What are you doing here ? Weren't you supposed to be with your family?
Blaine: Yeah ... but it didn't go well ...
Kurt: What happened to you? Why are your clothes torn?
Blaine: I ...
Kurt: Come on, come in. It's cold outside, and on top of that, it's raining
Blaine: Okay ...
Kurt: Why… but you're bleeding !?
Blaine: Yeah ...
Santana: What's going on?
Rachel: What did I miss?
Santana: Almost nothing, just half of the movie. That's all
Rachel: It's okay, it's a movie I've seen before
Kurt: Girls, take a walk
Santana: Are you crazy ?! It's raining, what do you want us to do?
Kurt: Get out, that's all I'm asking of you. There are plenty of nightclubs still open at this time of day, so go ahead
Rachel: Why? And, what is he doing there?
Kurt: Exactly, I need the two of us to find out. So get out
Santana: I'll get an umbrella
Rachel: And me too. And, I'll pack a bag too
Santana: Same
Kurt: Thanks, girls
Santana: What time do we get home?
Kurt: As you like, but not too soon. I think we're going to have a long discussion
Santana: Ok, see you later
Kurt: Sit down
Blaine: Thanks…
Kurt: Now tell me what happened?
Blaine: My family have decided that it's over playing the good guys
Kurt: What do you mean?
Blaine: They found my phone… and the messages they saw… they didn't like it…
Kurt: What messages did they see?
Blaine: Our messages…
Kurt: Do they know we're together?
Blaine: Yeah, but they'd rather… think we're just friends…
Kurt: And, seeing that, it makes them realize that we are much more than friends
Blaine: Yeah… and they decided to make me understand… that it doesn't… for two days…
Kurt: They hurt you, it shows. Your clothes are torn and covered with blood. And you too are covered in blood
Blaine: They turned me into a slave… I had to do everything for them… and if I refused… stood up to them… this is what happened to me…
Kurt: What? Why ? I…
Blaine: I… I managed to take a moment of inattention from them… to grab some money… flee to the airport and… catch a plane here…
Kurt: Don't they know you've been here?
Blaine: I don't think so…
Kurt: Okay ... so you're safe here
Blaine: Unless they ... have contacts here ...
Kurt: Possible, but I don't know. Right now what worries me is the number of injuries you have
Blaine: In two days… they did it all in two days…
Kurt: How many were there?
Blaine: About ten ...
Kurt: With a lot of material, I see
Blaine: Yeah…
Kurt: Would you mind telling me exactly what happened?
Blaine: From the beginning? ...
Kurt: From the moment your family arrived
Blaine: Okay, I ...
Kurt: Take your time
Blaine: They arrived… and we ate… so far everything is fine
Kurt: Yeah
Blaine: Then they asked for my phone… I asked them why…
Kurt: Keep going ...
Blaine: They told me apparently I was texting a boy, a friend. But, my parents told them that apparently ... he's more than just a friend ... and they wanted to make it clear ...
Kurt: And, could they see it on your phone?
Blaine: Yeah… they were seen in the messages… and that confirmed what they were thinking…
Kurt: And, seeing all this, their reaction was not to be happy for you.
Blaine: No, not at all ... actually they said I should be ashamed of myself ... and that my reaction was not what they expected ...
Kurt: Your reaction?
Blaine: I was smiling stupidly… thinking about all those messages… the good times… I was happy that they read them out loud… because… like that… they know how much we love each other…
Kurt: But ... that's not what they wanted
Blaine: All they wanted… was to shame me… tell the whole family what they didn't know yet… they made me look like a liar…
Kurt: For a liar? You never lied to them
Blaine: According to them, if ...
Kurt: Why?
Blaine: Because we're not just friends… we're a couple… and they didn't know it… we always told them we were friends…
Kurt: But, it was your parents who said that
Blaine: Yeah, based on how many times I talked about you… they figured we were just friends… because they didn't want to see the truth…
Kurt: Ok…
Blaine: And… to show me… that they didn't like it… they decided that I should do everything for them… they said that… until I got back on the right path… it will be my life… doomed to do everything for them… and get beaten up if I refuse… or hurt something…
Kurt: It's torture, do they know about this?
Blaine: Yeah, they know that… but they said it's my fate… that since I chose to play smart… I'm going to pay the price…
Kurt: And of course they asked you the toughest things
Blaine: I would go back and forth a lot… between the kitchen and the living room… to bring them food and drink… besides, it's crazy how… they drink beer…
Kurt: Which makes things even less convenient
Blaine: Yeah…
Kurt: I still wonder how they manage to hurt you so much. Because you're covered in blood, and there are some that look like burns
Blaine: Yeah… they threw bits of metal in the fireplace, before they burned me with… they also gave me lots of cuts on my body with knives… razor blades… actually a lot of cutting stuff
Kurt: Okay that's why you bleed so much
Blaine: Yeah…
Kurt: Anything else? I mean, other injuries?
Blaine: Yeah, full…
Kurt: Go ahead, I'm listening
Blaine: They threw several objects in my face… when I wasn't going fast enough for their liking… they spent their day in the chair… asking me to go get what they want… what if I don't. fast enough or that I refuse… they throw something at me… or hit me… in fact, it depends…
Kurt: Yeah, they really treated you like a slave
Blaine: Yeah… and they kept me shackled too… I had a collar around my neck squarely… besides I think I still have it…
Kurt: Yeah, I see it. I will take it off, don't worry
Blaine: However, I don't have handcuffs anymore… I had them on my wrists and ankles…
Kurt: But, you still have the traces. And, they seem very deep
Blaine: And, that hurts too…
Kurt: I have a first aid kit in the bathroom, I'm going to get it
Blaine: Okay ...
Kurt: I'll be back soon, don't worry
Blaine: I know ...
Kurt: There, I'm back
Blaine: Luckily it's a loft… I can hear you… even though you're in another room…
Kurt: That's right. Now I would like to know how you managed to escape and come here
Blaine: They had all gone to the kitchen… after beating me… I regained as much strength as I could… and left the house… luckily the door was open…
Kurt: And, did you run? I don't see anything broken. But, if so, you couldn't run far
Blaine: I dunno… I think the adrenaline… made me not feel the pain…
Kurt: But she should be back down
Blaine: Yeah…
Kurt: Finally, we'll see that after. keep on going
Blaine: When I got out of the house… I heard them screaming my name… I knew they were chasing me… I think I wasn't quiet enough… when I got out…
Kurt: Or so they saw you
Blaine: Yeah, too… I think…
Kurt: Go on
Blaine: I found a cab… I got in it and asked him to drop me off at the airport…. He asked me if I didn't want to go to the hospital… but I said no … That I had a plane to catch…
Kurt: Besides, I think I'd better take you to the hospital. Your injuries are far too serious for me to deal with on my own
Blaine: I ... can we talk about the hospital afterwards, please? ...
Kurt: Yeah, finish your story first
Blaine: So… I got to New York Airport… and took a cab there…
Kurt: And, the rest of the story, I know her
Blaine: And, for the hospital ... there's no way I'm going ...
Kurt: Why? You are in New York, it's impossible for your family to know that you are here
Blaine: Yeah… you can tell you don't know my dad… like the rest of my family…
Kurt: Why?
Blaine: Everyone has their own contacts… all over the country… and many in New York and Los Angeles… in every hospital in those two cities…
Kurt: So you mean your family has contacts at all of the New York City hospitals?
Blaine: Yeah… so they'll be notified if ever… I show up in one of them…
Kurt: But, do they know you? Or what do you look like?
Blaine: Yeah… I'm sure they even sent them a picture of me… so they would recognize me…
Kurt: Okay… they also know I exist. So if I go to buy medical supplies from one of his people, without my knowing it, they would be able to report it
Blaine: If they know what you look like, yeah ... they can totally ...
Kurt: Okay, so I'll do with what I have. I'm not a doctor, but I still have some minor qualifications. Well, I ain't able to do open heart surgery either
Blaine: It's not a big deal either ...
Kurt: You still lost some blood. I am amazed that you are still aware
Blaine: I'm holding on ... though I'm hungry ...
Kurt: Alright, I'll cook for you
Blaine: I… wait…
Kurt: Or maybe I'll take care of your injuries first. Yeah that's a better idea
Blaine: Yeah…
Kurt: Then I'll cook for you. Are they preventing you from eating?
Blaine: When we were at the table… I could already feel the tension… and they were going to tell me something after… in the end, it was before we eat…
Kurt: Ok
Blaine: They clearly told me that I must be ashamed of my behavior… that I should not smile like I did… and that because of that… I was not allowed to eat… only Watch them eat ... only things that I like ... so that I feel the hunger ...
Kurt: Okay ...
Blaine: And, every time I tried to grab something… from one of the dishes… I would get stabbed with a fork…
Kurt: Yeah, it's even worse than I thought. You haven't eaten anything for a day. Hope they let you drink
Blaine: If I was thirsty… I had to ask them… and they would give me… a small drink… and, I wasn't allowed to ask… every five minutes…
Kurt: I'll get you a glass of water
Blaine: Okay ...
Kurt: Did you leave the house today or yesterday?
Blaine: This morning ...
Kurt: So you spent the night in your house?
Blaine: Yeah ...
Kurt: How did it go? I know it was not pleasant, well, I guess rather
Blaine: I had to keep this necklace… around my neck all night… and it's still as tight as before… and they had it hanging… on the headboard… so I couldn't move… during the night…
Kurt: Alright
Blaine: And, I had nightmares… all night… I think I slept… at least two hours… but it gets worse…
Kurt: What's worse?
Blaine: They heard me… during the night… I actually woke them… and they were mad about it…
Kurt: They had to know that. They had to know it was gonna happen
Blaine: Yeah ... but they didn't care ...
Kurt: What did they do?
Blaine: They stormed into my room… yelling that I had to shut up… and they had decided to do something… to stop me from doing it again…
Kurt: What?
Blaine: They tied up and gagged me… and told me I should be ashamed… that I shouldn't cry… let alone ask for comfort… because I'm a boy… and boys don't do that ...
Kurt: Seriously?
Blaine: Yeah… I couldn't move… and they were laughing… it made them laugh… to see me crying… trying to beg them…
Kurt: "take him in his arms" Come on, my love. I'm here, you don't risk anything anymore
Blaine: Until they hear… that I'm here…
Kurt: There is little chance for that
Blaine: They'll do anything to find me… I might be a shame on them… but they'll take me home… to continue my punishment… I know they can…
Kurt: Right now you're safe, you're safe
Blaine: I know ...
Kurt: Lay down, sweetheart, and try to relax. I'm going to take it as slowly as possible, to avoid it hurting you. But, it still might hurt, given the severity of your injuries
Blaine: I'm used to… pain…
Kurt: Then we'll eat
Blaine: You have already eaten ... considering what time it is ...
Kurt: Yeah, but not a lot. I was a little tired
Blaine: And, I'm showing up here… without warning…
Kurt: You did well to come here. You would have put your life in danger if you had stayed there
Blaine: Sure…
Kurt: Come to think of it, it was a family reunion, so your brother was there, right?
Blaine: Yeah, he was there… why?
Kurt: If he was there, he saw it all. Did he try to do something? Did he try to defend you?
Blaine: Knowing that he has witnessed my parents' violence towards me ... ever since I was born ... has he tried anything?
Kurt: I… has it been going on since you were born? I thought it started during this family reunion. Why haven't you told me?
Blaine: Because they threatened me… they always threatened me… and I've lived in this kind of situation for so long… well, not like a slave… but I've lived in violence since… since I was three years old ... this is where the real violence began ...
Kurt: Ok, okay ...
Blaine: I know I should have told you ... I'm sorry ...
Kurt: Hey, I'm not mad at you, I'm just surprised it's you. The only people I'm mad at are your family, okay?
Blaine: Ok…
Kurt: Now you told me your brother has witnessed all of this forever. Why hasn't he tried to do anything? You're ten years apart, when it started he was old enough to understand what was going on
Blaine: Old enough, yes, but he didn't care… he was immersed in his studies… and now… he has his career in Hollywood… what do he do with a 17 year old kid? who gets beaten up by his family?
Kurt: He's your brother, he has to defend you
Blaine: My whole family hates me… and he's no exception… a lot of times I would go and hide in his room… to try to protect myself, to hide from my parents… I was only five when I was started this ... and each time, he kicked me out ...
Kurt: I… I don't know what to say
Blaine: When he came… last year… he seemed nice… but when we were home… he treated me like a slave… actually, he was the first to treat me like that… for him, I was nothing but a servant who can bring him whatever he wants… in fact, I'm sure it was he who gave this idea to my family… it's still him who has good ideas
Kurt: The last time he came you told me about jealousy because your parents valued everything he did over you.
Blaine: Yeah… I said that because… that's the closest thing to the truth… well, a little…
Kurt: Yet when I saw him he looked so nice
Blaine: Like he said… he's a really good actor… he played nice in front of you… but in the private… he's a freak… do you remember everything he explained to us? What was the hardest part about his roles?
Kurt: Yeah, I remember that. Why ?
Blaine: All he explained is all he did to me. It was just torture techniques he put me through. He knew how to make it seem like simple roles, simple characters to play…
Kurt: What? I ... how do I not realize it?
Blaine: It's not your fault… you have to know what happened to me to understand… that's why I was mad at him…
Kurt: Because he was bragging about what he did to you
Blaine: Yeah, and also… because he said it was hard to do… it's the biggest lie he's ever met… it never was difficult for him… on the contrary, it was really way too easy ...
Kurt: Okay, it's late. Eat that, and then we go to bed, okay?
Blaine: Ok
Kurt: If you're still hungry tell me
Blaine: No, thanks. Enough, I'm not that hungry. I think tomorrow ...
Kurt: We'll see tomorrow
Blaine: Okay ...
The next morning
Kurt: Hey, wake up
Blaine: What the ...
Kurt: Don't worry, it's just me. Everything is fine my love
Blaine: Yeah, I… I panic really really quickly… sorry…
Kurt: I know, honey, I know. It's normal, maybe it's post-traumatic stress disorder, but I'm not sure
Blaine: My family and their fucking contacts… they're able to get the army to come in and take me home…
Kurt: I doubt they have any contact in the military
Blaine: Sure, they sure have. Most of my family are lawyers ... they're influential enough to have connections in the military ... and the rest have connections throughout the country's medical system ...
Kurt: Ok, they're very influential
Blaine: Yeah, really…
Kurt: Are you better, compared to yesterday?
Blaine: The adrenaline is really gone… I'm in great pain…
Kurt: I have painkillers, but they're mild. Need a doctor's prescription for stronger painkillers
Blaine: If we go, we're gonna get grilled ...
Kurt: I have to find a way to do this. In the meantime, I hope those will be enough, until I find a way to have stronger ones
Blaine: Those are enough… I'm used to pain…
Kurt: Okay, if you're sure. But, you have to eat first
Blaine: "get up" Ok…
Kurt: Wow, wow, lie down, sweetheart. You said it yourself, the adrenaline went down. It's not a good idea to get up so fast
Blaine: Yeah ... my head is spinning ...
Kurt: It's because you haven't eaten much. Stay here, i will cook for you
Blaine: Ok ... don't take too much time, I don't want to be alone ...
Kurt: Don't worry, I'm right next door. If you ever need me, give me a call, okay?
Blaine: Ok…
In the kitchen
Rachel: So? What did you talk about?
Kurt: It's personal and it's none of your business
Rachel: You look pissed off
Kurt: It's because I am
Rachel: Why?
Kurt: I said it's none of your business
Rachel: Ok it's okay calm down
Kurt: Where's Santana?
Rachel: She decided to take a hotel room, to give you some privacy. But me, I decided to go home
Kurt: Well, I'll ask you to go back. He really needs calm
Rachel: Ok if you want
Kurt: And, it would be better if you left now
Rachel: Do you want me to take a hotel room?
Kurt: It would be better, but I don't make you
Rachel: It's better, so you can comfort him more quietly, when he's having a nightmare
Kurt: Did you hear it?
Rachel: That's what woke me up. Besides, it makes me think he must have been through something very hard
Kurt: Please don't ask a question. I remind you that there is no wall here, he hears everything you say. I also told you that it's something personal and it's none of your business
Rachel: Ok. Okay, I'm going
Kurt: Hi
Five minutes later
Kurt: Hey, I came back
Blaine: I heard you talking ...
Kurt: Yeah, but I didn't tell him what happened to you. She could have asked me a million questions, I wouldn't have said a word
Blaine: Ok…
Kurt: Why do you have your phone in hand?
Blaine: I… Cooper texted me… he wants me to call him, so we can explain.
Kurt: Does he want to explain? While he's just as responsible for your injuries as your family
Blaine: What am I doing? ...
Kurt: What do you want to do?
Blaine: I'll call him… I kinda wanna hear what he has to say… will you stay with me?
Kurt: Yes of course my love
Blaine: Come on, pick up
Cooper: Where the fuck are you ?!
Blaine: Calm down… I won't tell you where I am
Cooper: Why did you leave the house? The parents called me saying you left. Because of you and your bloody cowardice, I couldn't enjoy my night out with my friends!
Blaine: You know very well why I left ... you were there when they decided that ...
Cooper: Did you leave because of this !? Are you serious ?! I thought you were tougher than that
Blaine: I am not ... for the longest time this has been going on ... you know very well that ... that I have never been able to resist all of their tortures ...
Cooper: It's not torture. Think about it a bit before you say that. It's just education the hard way. They want to make you a man, that's why they do it
Blaine: Until proven guilty, I'm a man… whatever they did… they treated me like a slave! And, do you know how they got the idea?
Cooper: No, how?
Blaine: Because you were doing the same thing… you started doing this… well, you even told them to do this… don't you remember?
Cooper: Oh yeah, it's true that I offered that to them. I thought it was a good idea, and I still think so.
Blaine: Good idea ... are you serious here? ...
Cooper: Well yeah. Don't you agree?
Blaine: No, absolutely not ...
Cooper: Yeah, that would have surprised me. Frankly, you could have resisted. You will get nowhere if you don't defend yourself
Blaine: Do you think it's easy to defend yourself when ten or so people are attacking you at the same time?
Cooper: If you don't try
Blaine: I tried! I tried to fight back… but each time they hit harder… and you know that… because you were there… lying in the armchair… busy drinking beer bottles on beer bottles… and you were so drunk that you were laughing that you saw them do that ...
Cooper: I have happy alcohol
Blaine: No that's not it… you were kidding me! I ... it made you laugh to see them hurt me ...
Cooper: Yeah, I admit that hearing you beg them, it's funny
Blaine: You never tried to help me. Never ! You are my fucking brother! You could have moved your ass to help me! But no, you would rather stay there doing nothing! You just preferred to laugh
Cooper: Hey, you talk to me differently!
Blaine: How about you? The way you talk to me? Do you realize that !? You always talk to me like I'm less than nothing ...
Cooper: Okay, you're coming home
Blaine: You don't have any orders for me!
Cooper: Do you want them to organize a manhunt to bring you home? Because that's what will happen if you don't come home
Blaine: If they want to do it ... let them do it ... I wouldn't go home and keep them torturing ...
Cooper: Ok, I'm coming to get you. Believe me you will feel it pass
Blaine: You don't know where I am ...
Cooper: That's okay. I have contacts, you won't stay hidden for long
Blaine: That's it ...
Kurt: So if I understand correctly he wants to take you back to your parents
Blaine: They're angry, and so is he. They called him ... when he was having a party with his friends ... and he didn't appreciate that they cut his night short because of me ...
Kurt: Ok, what else?
Blaine: Other than yelling at me… nothing else… he just said it was education the hard way, not torture… and, I think he was implying that I deserved it… he did. didn't say explicitly, but I'm sure that's what he was thinking ...
Kurt: And, he wants to come get you
Blaine: He said ... my parents will organize a manhunt ... to find me ... and he said I could stay in hiding for a long time ...
Kurt: You know you're safe here. You don't risk anything. I would do my best to protect you
Blaine: I know… but I… I think I'm going to be prone to panic attacks and nightmares for a long time… there's a loud noise or a sudden gesture… you can be sure I'm going to have a panic attack…
Kurt: Ok, I'll always be by your side. And, I would be careful, minimize any noises that are likely to be loud, and be careful not to make too abrupt gestures
Blaine: Thanks…
Kurt: Now go back to sleep, sweetheart. You need some rest
Blaine: Stay with me…
Kurt: Of course, honey. I won't leave you
Blaine: Thanks…
Kurt: Sleep well, my angel