"oh aaaaaaaadam... where are you..." I used my hands to cover my mouth to stop myself from laughing as I hid in the closet... "I'm going to fiiiiiiiiind you..." my actions were for naught as the door suddenly opened and I was pulled out.

I began to laugh loudly as mom began to tickle my stomach. For a minute she continued to tickle me until she stopping laughing along with me until we both stopped... its been a month since I came to live here with mom but she has yet talked her aunt into allowing her to go into where I came from to help it... so she has kept me hidden and almost all but given up trying to talk her into it.

I loved it here... it was a world full of colors and peace... well at least for now mom says. We had some close calls recently with me almost being found. First by moms boyfriend Shining Armor, or was it coltfriend? Mom never corrected me when I asked. Then was her aunt by doing a surprise visit for her since she has barely been leaving the room anymore. But after that no one came to the room anymore which seemed to unnerve mom... considering I would be turning 9 in a couple months on October 1st.

Mom figured out my birthday by comparing calendars when she adopted me because she didn't want me to miss the day of my birth.

I was happy with my new mom... but I still missed my old one... mom knew that even now... she says she hears me calling for her in my sleep... she says that it would take time for me to truly understand that she was gone.

"alright Adam... I got to go meet Shining for a lunch date."

"awwwwww..." she giggled at my pout as she stood up from the floor. "do you have to?" she smiled and gave me a nod of her head.

"while I know you may not like him at the moment maybe in the future you could think of him as a new... dad..." I froze hearing that... glimpses of what brought me here in the first place flashed through my eyes.

"I'm home dad!" I yelled out with glee as me and mom walked in through the door. Dropping my backpack at the door I ran through the small apartment we had at the moment and found dad with a glass bottle in his hands watching TV...

he has been grumpy the last few days and seems to now smell horrible for some reason... although the worst of his smell comes from his breath... mom has yelled at him to find a new job but always just hits her for some reason... I thought hitting wasn't allowed in the apartment?

When mom walked in dad had given her a sneer as she stood next to me. "I'm going to take a shower Tom... please be dressed for when your friends come over." she says simply before walking towards their room.

I sat in the living room watching TV with dad until I heard loud music coming from their bathroom...

then pain in the side of my head as I heard a loud break...

falling to the floor I grabbed the side of my head to see this red stuff coming out of me... was this what mom called blood is what I wondered before I was kicked in the side and into the wall. I started to cry out in pain before a hand was put over my mouth. Opening my eyes I saw a pair of eyes filled with rage."shut up you little brat... I am taking my piece from you because I have had it!" he lifted me up by the face as I struggled to break free from his grip.

"stop!" I yelled in an effort to calm him down...

"ever since you came to this family I have been denied time and time again what is mine... but I've had enough..." he threw me into the open kitchen as I gave another cry of pain and another wail for help.

"Mom!"

"shut the fuck up!" he yelled as he walked in and kicked me in my stomach. He then walked over to the sink and turned it on as I laid there almost going to sleep... until he picked me up and sat me on the counter... being forcing my head under the water...

I struggled to breath as I tried to pry his hand off my head until suddenly it was off my head as I heard mom yell "how dare you!". Using this chance I took my head out and took a chance to take a breath... as I saw mom lying against the wall with a knife in her right shoulder...

"m-m-mom?"

"Adam... Run!" before I could move I was picked up again and thrown into the wall by mom.

"i have had enough of this shit... before I finish what I started I'm taking whats been mine for a long time!" mom screamed out in pain as she was dragged out of the kitchen by the hair... "get in their bitch!" she yelled for me to run as my vision slowly turned black... I heard a lot more screaming and just before my vision went all the way black I forced myself up and slowly moved over to the living room... to find mom upside down on the couch naked and not moving... blood moving down her throat as she twitched... "mom... mom!" I yelled out as I was hit in the head with another glass bottle before I was grabbed by my face once more and lifted up...

"just you left..." just as I closed my eyes I heard a loud yell...

"YOU DARE HURT A CHILD?!"

"Adam!" mom yelled as she continued to shake me. Looking up into her eyes I could see they were filled with worry.

"sorry mom..." she gave me a sad smile. "I'm alright..." she glanced away for a second before looking at me with a happy smile on her face.

"how about I bring back some ice cream after my date?"

"really?!" I yelled as she gave a smile and a nod. "yes!"