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"You're a mistake"
February 2022
Roy was in bed now drawing. He looked at the time and saw that it was almost two in the morning. The purple Lombax closed his sketchbook and got under the covers and went to sleep.
"NO, STOP!" a hand came in contact with his face. Roy froze, his dad hit him. He hit him out of anger. He was too old to get hit, he was sixteen! "Go to your room! Don't come out until you've learned your lesson!" Roy should've sold his dad's PlayStation for a new iPad, but he was tight on money lately.
Then, Roy heard him say something that made him want to run away. "You're a mistake! I should've stopped at RJ…" he said, walking away.
Tears were now streaming down his face as the young Lombax ran out of the room, upstairs, went to his room, and slammed the door.
Roy packed a backpack that had clothes. His toothbrush, toothpaste. His phone, wallet, and lastly his skateboard. He ran out of the room, downstairs, and skateboarded on the streets of Los Angeles. Roy couldn't stop thinking about what his dad told him;
You're a mistake.
I should've stopped at RJ
Roy turned on his Apple Music and skated.
He knew where he would end up in Compton….. He boarded for an hour to make it here.
The male Lombax was uncomfortable coming here. His parents would always tell them it's very dangerous, but Roy has played their game and their dimensions are more dangerous than Compton. But Roy felt uneasy.
He was boarding down the street as a dark-skinned man wearing a purple bandanna pointed a weapon at him. "Give me your money furry boy!" the man said. "Yo, Yo! I don't shoot me please!" he rummaged through his backpack and grabbed two fifties. A one and a five.
"This is all I have dude…" he said. The man took it from him and counted it. "A hundred and six dollars, you're lucky I didn't shoot you!" the guy said, walking away. Roy was pretty shaken up from that experience.
He kept riding his skateboard. Then two guys beat him and stole his board and his backpack. He couldn't call the police, because one of them stole his phone too.
Roy heard a sound but he didn't know what it was. Then the popping stopped. He saw the sidewalk.
Blood.
His blood was on the sidewalk. He shut his eyes and held the injured area. But one more went through. Nd he fell to the ground.
"NO!" he shot up and started breathing heavily. His hands shook as his breathing was fast, and his heart was getting ready to jump out of his chest. Roy thought of going to his parent's room, he thought about this for a long time.
Ratchet and Rivet were both sleeping peacefully in bed. Rivet had her arms wrapped around him as they slept. Roy opened the door and walked up to their bed.
Maybe waking them up shouldn't be a good idea…. But then again they are reasonable people…. They'd understand…. Right?
He shook his shoulder. "Dad…" Roy whispered. Ratchet turned over and opened his eyes. "Roy? What's up?" He asked., sitting up. Ratchet looked at him, he looked like he was about to cry.
"Roy…. you can talk to me," he said. Roy was hesitant for a couple of minutes, then he started talking.
"I-i had a nightmare…"
"Okay, what was it about?" Roy took a shaky breath.
"Y-you…. Hit me…. Because i-i… sold your PlayStation for a new iPad…." he said, holding his tail.
Ratchet felt bad for him, he would never do that to him! No matter if he scratched his car with his skateboard or broke a controller. They have boundaries, and one of those boundaries with their kids is never to get mad at them for anything! Nobody's perfect, everyone makes mistakes, it's a part of life.
"Can…. Can I sleep with you?" Roy asked.
Ratchet smiled. "Sure… come on." he moved a little in the large bed and Roy climbed in. the warmth taking over his body, combined with their fur. Put him to sleep.
Notes: And Done with that one! What's up guys, so. I've decided to take a darker route with this one, sure it's a dream but I'm thinking I'm going to rate it T or M just to be safe. I don't know yet. Tell me what you think about this in the comments!