A new friend

As we were going to the car I started to doze off… I was having a flashback. I started to stumble and Luke just came up behind me and grabbed me. He picked me up and I screamed but then I just passed out in his arms. “Autumn!” He yelled, I could barely hear him because I was slowly fading away.
“Flashback”
He came up to kiss me as I walked out of school. “Hey babe.” He whispered against my lips. Then he grabbed my hands and dragged me to the car… he was always so nice around other people but a douche to me. I would always come to school with bruises and scars and I had to tell people that it was my dad. But the truth is I don't have any parents, they both died when I was born and in the hospital. I was in the hospital because I couldn't breath correctly. My parents got into a car crash and both were crushed to death. I grew up in a foster home. I ran away to get away from the guy who would rape the kids, he told me I was next. I had to get away. As I was running I met these adults who were looking for a child to take in. I was only 5 at the time so I was glad to be taken away, have a home… have a family. I had tears running down my face. The dad picked me up “It’s ok, don’t cry sweetie.” He said in a hushed voice. I just layed my head on his chest and kept crying. I was in shock because while I was at the foster home people would just pass by me and not even pay attention to me. I was just a lonely little girl whose only friend was a pink bunny named Sally. She would comfort me when I was scared. He carried me all the way to his car and sat me in a booster seat. He had to help me buckle up because I couldn't get it. “What are your names?” I asked them. Then a lady spoke with the prettiest voice it reminded me of my mom. “My name is Laura and this is Jim.” She told me pointing to each of them. “What is your?” She asked me. “m-m-my name is Autumn.” I told her, trying to breathe because I was crying so much. I stopped crying for a while. As I was in the car there was a little boy. His name was Ethan, he was their son. :Hi, my name is Ethan!” He said with a smile on my face. “a-are you my new brother?” I asked him. “Yeah! It is nice to meet you!” He told me. He was really preppy. He was smiling the whole way to the house. When we got there the house was huge! I felt like a princess. It was like a castle. Next door there was a girl outside playing with a nerf gun, shooting at a tree with a target. She was pretty good, she looked about my age. “C-can I go play with her?” I asked Laura. She looked down and smiled at me. “Yeah, sure, her name is Britney. She is really nice, I think you guys will get along nicely!” I ran over to meet her and she smiled at me. “Hi, what’s your name?” She asked me. “My name is Autumn, what is your’s?” I just smiled at her, I have never had a real friend.
“Tarah, wanna play?” She asked me. “Sure!” I told her, she handed me a nerf gun. I didn't know how to shoot it at first. “Here, let me show you how to shoot it.Watch me.” She told me. As I watched I guess my jaw dropped because she put her hand on my chin and pushed it up. “Don't let the flies in!” She said while laughing. I tried shooing it and ended up missing the tree by a foot. I was really bad. We sat there talking for a while when I heard Laura yell “Autumn! Come in for dinner!” “I got to go. Can we meet out here tomorrow?” I asked her. “Sure!” She said excitedly. I ran to my new house and inside. I hugged Laura and asked, “c-can I call you my mom?” “Sure, sweetie, of course you can! For dinner we are having mac and cheese and tuna!” She told me. I have never tried that so I can’t wait to try it. I can smell it and it is really good. At least the smell. When she was done she was putting it in bowls I started to jump up and down. It smelled so good I couldn't wait to eat it. She walked to the living room table and put the plate on the table. I tried a bite and it was good! I burnt my tongue but I could handle the pain. Ethan was sitting right beside me. “How does it taste?” He asked me. I told him it tasted wonderful, he was still smiling as big as he could. This time I smiled back. “You have a smile?!” Jim said. I giggled and Ethan hugged me. “I like it!” He said. I just kept hugging him, it was the longest I have ever hugged someone. I know I sound like a creeper but i'm just glad to be loved. I ran up to get ready for bed. I wanted to get in bed so I could sleep through the night, wake up and play with Tarah. I would have to wait for her to wake up and eat breakfast first. Honestly though, she scares me a little bit because she can hit the target right in the head. (it was a zombie target) It scared me the first time I saw it. I guess she likes zombies. I went downstairs to see my new dad was sleeping on the couch. My new mom was in the kitchen cooking brunch. I looked at the clock on the stove, it said 12:28. “Morning sleepy head!” Laura said to me. I started rubbing my eyes and when I was done I couldn't see a thing. I started to stumble and fall, I felt arms wrap around me. “I got you.” I heard someone whisper in my ear. It was Ethan! He was the best brother ever!
We ran out to Tarah’s yard, she was standing there. Ethan hugged her and he kissed her on the cheek. “What is going on?” I asked. “This is Ethan my boyfriend!” She told me. “This is Ethan… my brother.” I told her in the same tone she told me. This was weird. “You should have seen it Tarah, Autumn almost fell on the floor in the kitchen!” He told Tarah and she started laughing. “I couldn't help it! I haven't had that much sleep in about 3 years.” I told them laughing along. I jumped back when I saw the zombie target out of the corner of my eye. Tarah laughed even harder. She fell to the ground laughing. I stopped laughing and so did Ethan. Tarah grabbed her nerf gun, but it looked different than the one she had yesterday. She pointed at me and pulled the trigger. Water squirted in my face and I squealed, I didn't expect it. Ethan grabbed one of the few water guns and tossed one to me and kept one to himself. It was already filled with water. I ran through the yard getting soaked and soaking others. As I was running I was grabbed and I screamed. A rag was put over my mouth and I couldn't breathe for a while. I started blacking out but before I did I saw Tarah and Ethan running after me screaming, “PUT HER DOWN!!!! LET HER GO!!!!! AUTUMN, WE ARE GETTING HELP AS FAST AS WE CAN!!!!” They turned and ran away. Then everything went blank. When I woke up I was in a basement and nobody was there. I tried to run out but I was pulled back right before I reached the door. I looked back and saw that my leg was chained up. I reached my hand out and tried to turn the doorknob…… it was locked. I heard someone coming down the stairs. I ran to the corner that was pitch black and huddled into a ball. Hopefully the person wouldn't see me and they would go away looking for me leaving the door unlocked for me to look up the stairs for someone. As the door unlocked my breath go thicker and shorter. When it opened there was a gun that came in first, then a tray of food, and then a person dressed in all black and was wearing a black thing over their face.. It was very hard for me to see the face because it was so dark. I could only make out the figure. “Where are my little muffin?!” I heard someone yell in a low, deep voice. It was a guy! He saw the chain leading to the spot I was in. I didn't think of that. “Found you!” Just then I was dragged by my foot to where I was face to face with the guy. He had a big nose and blue eyes. That was all I saw before I felt a hand across my face and my head went sideways. That will teach you to hide from me!!” He yelled in my face. He dropped me on the floor and kicked me aside yelling, “Get out of my way!!” I looked up at him and started begging him, “P-p-please s-sir, y-you don't have to do this! Y-you can let me go! I won't tell!” He looked at me and started to walk toward the chain pulling a key out of his pocket. “You're right, I should let you go…” Then he paused, “or, I could keep you as my personal slave! Or my own child or even better! Monster! Yeah, that fits you! You’ll be my little monster, you can call me daddy!” He told me. Once he left I started crying for help. The doorknob made a click sound and I ran to it to find out it was locked again. I layed down and tried falling asleep…… maybe this was all a dream maybe I would wake up and I would be on my brand new bed. It is purple and had butterflies on it. The pillows were stars and microphones.
“10 years later”
“HELP!!!” I screamed once again. I tried every day to get out of here. It was hard. I am 15 now. No one has come to rescue me. I will not call him daddy, dad, father or anything! I am still stuck in this basement/dungeon thing. "Hello? Autumn?!" I heard someone calling into the door. It sounded like Tarah. "Tarah!" I yelled." Autumn!" She yelled. She pick locked the door and came bursting in. "Autumn! Are you hurt?! What did he do to you?!" She asked checking my face and arms and legs. I was in an almost see through nightgown. "What did he do to you?!" She said looking into my eyes slowly. "Nothing. I didn't let him touch me anywhere. She slowly kissed my cheek then pulled away. "I- um- i'm glad you're okay." She said looking at the ground. She unchained me and brought me up the stairs. She raided his fridge and we too half of his food. She sat me at the table and gave me a bag of fresh Mcdonalds food, a pack of pudding, and 2 milkshakes. "Eat up. You need some wait. I could feel your ribs more than I used too." She told me. I started eating and I couldn't finish. I finished the pack of pudding and honestly 6 things of pudding made my stomach hurt. We took the Mcdonalds and the 2 milkshakes. As we were riding in the car I was eating. All of a sudden everything went black again.
"End of flashback"
I opened my eyes as the nurse was giving me some medicine. “What’s going on?” I asked confused. “You blacked out.” Calum told me. Then I looked around. “Tarah! Where is she?! I have to make sure she’s ok!” As soon as I got done saying that Tarah came in the room. She had a cast and was on crutches. She saw me and came over. “What did you do this time blondie?” She asked sarcastically. “I just blacked out. Hey do you still have those nerf guns and that zombie target?” I aksed. “You still remember?!” She asked back. “Yeah! Just had the whole flashback too!” As I stood up then I asked the boys to step out so I could change. As I did Tarah said. “I just wish I could have killed that guy.” I turned around to notice she was staring at the scars from where the whips or a belt would hit my back if I didn’t do what he wanted. “Don’t worry, I got these from slicing his cheek with a knife.” I said laughing. “Let’s go home and get our target out. We will all have a nerf fight like old times. Oh and can you guess who is at home waiting to see you?!” She told me.

Notes

Sorry for the long time to update it I completely forgot about it and I just found it again so sorry but I love you all!!!! Please tell me if you have any problems! I will try to the best of my abilities to fix them! <3