CHAPTER 6
Collin was the first to wake up the next morning. He looked at his brother who was sleeping peacefully next to him. He looked at the next bed at Sam who was in a deep sleep. And Dean was also sleeping and snoring loudly. He stoop up from the bed and made his way to use the bathroom as quietly as he could so as not to disturb anybody. Once done with that he looked around the room at a loss of what to do next.
His eyes caught on Dean and Sam's boots. He made his way towards them and picked them up and then he took them to the bathroom and cleaned them as best as he could. He and Ryan used to do that when they lived with their father and uncle. They used to do laundry , cleaning weapons , play baits in hunting and every other work in the name of their training. Dean and Sam were different but he wasn't sure. Besides the men hadn't asked him to do anything so he decided to do something on his own. He and his brother would be leaving today anyway.
Next , Collin folded the clothes lying around the room. He wasn't permitted to touch Dean and Sam's duffels so he placed the neatly folded clothes at a corner in the room.
"Cole.." Ryan woke up rubbing his eyes and called for his brother. Collin made his way towards Ryan and sat beside him on the bed.
"Morning , Rye. You sleep well ?" Collin asked softly to his brother.
"Uh huh. You know bed is really nice and much better than floor." Ryan said.
"I know." Collin replied. Sometimes he wishes that he could provide everything to his brother.
"Morning , kids." Sam said. He had just woken up. He had heard Ryan saying that 'floor is much better than bed' and he wondered the conditions in which the kids live.
"Morning, sir." Collin replied and Ryan just hid behind his brother. Both the kids didn't know Sam was awake and they had flinched at his voice.
"Good morning , Ryan." Sam said looking expectantly at Ryan. The kid hadn't spoken a single word around him or Dean. He wanted to bring the kid out of his shell.
Ryan looked at Sam with wide eyes. He should reply otherwise he would sound rude. And his father used to say that rude kids get their backs beaten with belts. He didn't want that so he took a deep breath and said , "G'morning , sir." He replied so quietly that Sam wouldn't be able to hear him if he wasn't a skilled hunter.
"You know you don't have to call me or Dean 'Sir' everytime. Just our names are fine." Sam said flashing his dimpled smile at both the kids.
Both the kids nodded. And Sam's smile widened because Ryan nodded too. Though Ryan hadn't spoken much but he was starting to acknowledge him.
"Okay , I am gonna go wake Dean up. And after that how about some breakfast ?" Sam asked standing and stretching his back.
"Sir , we should really go." Collin said. He have to go to the diner to check if he still had a job or not and then he would have to go talk to Mike , the motel owner , where he lives. So he didn't have time for a breakfast. He would bring something from the diner to Ryan but they really had to go now.
"What ? Atleast have some breakfast first , kiddo." Sam said. He wanted the kids to stay for breakfast. He didn't have the time to talk to Dean about the kids at all , yesterday.
"Please, Sir. We really should go." Collin said standing and taking Ryan's hand in his.
"Okay but let me wake Dean, we would drop you at your place." Sam said a little sadly. And made his way to wake his brother. But atleast this way they would know where the kids live.
Collin wanted to protest but before he could say anything , Sam was already halfway to Dean.
DWSWDWSWDWSWDWSWDWSWDWSWDWSWDWSW
Dean and Sam had just dropped the kids at a motel which looked even smaller than theirs. The building looked old , rotten and Dean had a bad felling about the place.
"The motel looks pretty shady , man." Sam said. They were still at the parking lot of the motel where they had just dropped Collin and Ryan.
"Yeah. I don't have a good feeling about the place." Dean said.
"I don't want to leave those kids alone, Dean." Sam said looking at Dean.
"You saying we should adopt them, Sammy ? With our lifestyle how we will manage two kids. And those kids show all the signs of abused kids too. How will we manage ?" Dean said shaking his head at his brother.
"I don't know Dean. But you care about them too. Otherwise we wouldn't be still here parked in a motel room that is not even ours."
Dean didn't reply but he didn't move even an inch of the Impala either. So , Sam got his answer. Dean care about the wellbeing of those kids too. Its just that like him his brother also didn't have any idea what to do to help those kids.
Sam and Dean stayed at the parking lot of the motel where they had dropped Collin and Ryan but they were parked in a way so that Collin and Ryan wouldn't see them and they would not appear as some creepy stalkers to the kids. After about 20 minutes they saw Collin and Ryan making their way towards the diner across.
Collin took Ryan with him when he went to the diner this time. He would not leave his brother alone after yesterday's episode. He made his way towards the diner with heavy steps. He hadn't came for his evening shift yesterday and nor did he come for his early morning shift today. The manager had warned him that he was on a thin ice. He had to leave early a lot in the evening because Ryan gets afraid of living alone in the storage room. Sometimes he had to miss his morning shifts because Mike would give some work to him and Collin can't refuse Mike because the man was giving them a place to stay. So even though he had to work for free for Mike, he had no choice. And the manager of the diner had warned him that next time if he missed even a single shift , he would lose his job.
"You don't work here anymore so unless you come here as a customer. You are no longer welcome , here." Steve , the manager of the diner said with a finality in his voice.
"Sir , please my brother wasn't well. It would not happen again." Collin said desperately. Ryan even coughed a little to make it look as if he was really sick yesterday. But the manager just shook his head and said in a hard tone ,
"Nope, out. Both of you."
"Sir , I would do anything. You pay me what you were paying before and I would mope the floor and clean the tables too in addition to washing the dishes."
"And get stuck with your unreliable butt. No , I would pass. I suggest you both go now or I can call the cops."
Collin just took Ryan's hand and made his way out. Calling cops would involve child services and that was the last thing they wanted. His shoulders dropped and he felt like crying. He had no money at all. He was counting on the money he would receive at the diner by working there today. But that was out of the option now. In times like this he wishes for more than anything to have a parent who could take care of things like this. But it was no time to cry , he had to go meet Mike now.
"Please don't be sad , Collin." Ryan said looking at his brother. Ryan looked like he could cry at any moment and Collin didn't want that. So like every other time he swallowed his own tears and focused on his brother , "I am not sad. We would manage something. And it doesn't matter as long as we are together , right ?" Collin said smiling at Ryan and ruffling the kid's hair. He didn't have a clue what he would do but Ryan didn't need to know that.
"Yep." Ryan replied smiling.
They saw Mike waiting for them outside the storage room with their meagre belongings. Collin's heartbeat increased , he knew what would happen.
"Whats he doing with our stuff ?" Ryan asked innocently. Collin didn't reply.
"Hey kids. Your stuff you can go now." Mike said pointing to a bag and then at the kids.
"What do you mean ?" Collin asked. Though he knew the answer to that but still he needed to ask.
"I am throwing you out." Mike replied. He was a bulky middle age man. In truth Collin hated Mike because the man was like the biggest greedy bastard to ever walk on the face of the earth. He was selfish and could absolutely do anything for his own interests. He was just letting Collin and Ryan stay so that he could get his work done for free.
"You can't , Mike. Look Ryan was missing yesterday. But I found him and now I would do anything for you. Clean the rooms , wash the carpets , your laundry , dishes , anything. You know we don't have anywhere to stay." Collin said pleading to the man.
"I can do damn well anything I want in my motel. I tell you go , you go. You are always worrying about this little shit so much that you don't do any work properly. I ain't letting you stay for free. Pay me and get a room otherwise you and your worthless shit outta my property."
"Don't talk about my brother like that. I am warning you." Collin said growling , he can't listen to anyone talking about his brother like that.
"Oh yeah. You gonna fight me. Here, I say again that your brother is a waste of time and space."
Collin saw red and before he realised what he was doing , he kicked at the shin of Mike with all his might.
"I will kill you , you little fucker." Mike growled and pulled his hand back to deliver a punch across Collin's face.
"I don't think so." Dean said taking a hold of Mike's arm.
Collin covered his face to protect himself from the punch as best as he could. He could hear his brother crying too. But he wasn't prepared to hear Dean's voice at all. He looked in shock as Dean placed himself in between Mike and him and punched Mike's face so hard that the man fell on the ground in pain. He looked at his brother and saw that Ryan was now in Sam's arms. Sam was now carrying Ryan.
"Who are you ?" Mike asked groaning in pain.
"Doesn't matter. If you come near these two kids ever again , the punch that I gave you just now will feel like a love tap. Am I making myself clear ?" Dean said in a deadly tone and crouching in front of Mike who was still lying on the ground rubbing his now purple and black jaw. He would surely have a hell of a swelling.
Mike was looking so afraid that he was looking white as a ghost. It was quite funny for a bulky man like Mike to look so scared after just one punch.
"Yes , sir. Let me go , please." Mike said fearfully.
Dean nodded and stood. Mike practically ran from there as best as he could. Dean turned and looked at Sam carrying a crying Ryan. He noticed Collin looking at him with a weird expression. His mouth was open and he was rapidly blinking.
Collin couldn't believe what had happened. Dean and Sam had came to save them but how. What they were doing here in the first place ? He was thinking that all of this was a dream so thats why he was rapidly blinking to wake himself up but when nothing happened , he realised that it is all true.
DWSWDWSWDWSWDWSWDWSWDWSWDWSWDWSW
I hope you like it. Review , follow and maybe add it to your favorites.