Pain was all I felt as I held my arm close to my chest. Tears fell rapidly down my cheeks and there was no way of stopping them.

My body trembled viciously from the throbbing pain that was spreading up to my chest.

The room was dark and quiet as everybody else slept. How I envied them at the moment. I tried to wipe my wet face, but I quickly stopped when I moved my hurt arm.

Mother Gabby only showed me the dirty needle to scare me and it really worked. God only knows what kind of drug was inside of it. I was surprised to only get a lecture for putting my hands on her...

But of course Mother Gabby was not going to just let me go so easily. So as I left her office and started to make my way downstairs But suddenly felt her hands behind my back and next thing I knew I was falling down the stairs..

I hit almost every step on the way down until I landed hard on my wrist. I heard it snap right away followed with a horrible pain shooting up my whole arm.

As I cried out in pain she just stood there watching me with her creepy smile. I got up off the dirty floor and had many bruises and scratches on my face and arms from the fall.

I limped my way towards my room and stayed in bed just trying to sooth away the pain of my broken wrist.

A week has passed now and my wrist got worse over time. It got swollen and turned a light shade of purple. Mother Gabby didn't bother to take me to a doctor because she just wanted me to suffer awhile longer.

My hand hurt so bad I didn't even want to move it. I haven't even bothered to eat or take a shower because of it.

So as usual I was up awake in the middle of the night because the pain wouldn't let me sleep. I try to move my fingers but just the slightest movement causes more tears fo fall from my eyes.

"Luke!"

I lay my head against the wall and look out the high window where all the stars are glowing brightly in the dark sky.

"Hey Luke!"

I turn my head towards the door and see somebody peeking in. The dark room is barely lighted, but I can recognize Angel right away.

With all my strength, I get up and walk towards him. I slightly whimper when I move my hand too much.

I walk out of them room and am immediately dragged by Angel. As if knowing I have a hurt hand he grabs my left one and takes long slow steps.

I haven't seen Angel since the incident. I didn't want him to see the horrible pain I was facing and I surely did not want his sympathy looks so I stayed in my room all week.

I ate some fruit that one of the youngest kids was willing to share and that was about it. It didn't bother me since I've gone a longer period without food.

"Where are you taking me?" I finally questioned Angel, making sure my voice was low so none of the caregivers heard our voices.

Angel stayed quiet and guided me all the way down to the creepy basement. We entered a room that was really bright causing my eyes to squint at the light.

Angel quickly locked the door once we were inside and I looked around seeing that the room was empty except a couple of chairs and a table. There was also some medicine looking items on the table.

"So what do you want?" I asked again.

Angel knocked on a different door and soon came out Robert. I was taken back at the sudden appearance and looked at both of them confused out of my mind.

"Hey freak." was all Robert said before he headed for the table and grabbed some of the things laying there.

I looked at Angel for some type of explanation but he had none. He sat me down in a chair and placed his hand out so he could properly see my broken wrist.

I slowly showed him and the frown that quickly took over his face could probably be seen miles away. His eyes glared at my broken wrist but he gently inspected it.

Tears were threatening to fall from my eyes again when he kept touching it too much. As if understanding, Angel carefully placed my hand on the table then walked towards Robert.

He whispered something to him and Robert nodded before he turn towards me.

"This might hurt a bit but it'll make the swelling go down." Robert warned me then placed some wrapping on my wrist.

I bit down on my lip to stop my crying and just couldn't believe Robert out of all people was helping me. Now that I thought about it his attitude towards me had changed a lot.

He wasn't as violent as before and I knew Angel had something to do with it.

Angel rubbed my back to help me through the pain as Robert fixed my hand. It was quiet until I started to get curious about the two.

"So we're all going to act like this is normal." I stated and looked at Robert then Angel.

"Be happy I'm even helping you, white haired freak. You're lucky my uncle was a nurse and I learned these simple things from him or you would of been still hidden away in your room suffering." Robert spit out towards me with a glare.

Angel placed his hand on his shoulder and I watched in awe as Robert's angry face slowly faded away once he stared at Angel.

"Sooo you two are dating?..."

They both looked at me then away from eachother with light blushes.

"Not exactly..." Angel stated and placed his hand back to his side.

I looked at Robert and saw him shrug. He finished wrapping my wrist and I almsot hugged him when some of the pain was starting to go away.

"We have sex sometimes but that's about it." Robert confessed and looked over at Angel who had wide eyes hearing the confession.

"We agreed we wouldn't tell anybody!" Angel yelled at Robert.

I sat quietly and couldn't help but smile at their conversation. So they were lovers hmmm...interesting.

I shipped it.

"The freak knows I'll break his face if he tells anybody!" Robert threatened me with a pointed finger.

"I promise I won't. I actually think you two make the cutest couple ever." I replied with a smile.

Angel rolled his eyes and crossed his arms, "Thanks, now drink those pain pills Robert stole from the medicine cabinet." he instructed.

Robert handed me two small pills and a glass of water. I swallowed the pills down quickly then was handed a sandwich.

I looked at it unsure and saw Robert look uncomfortable.

"He stole that one on his own for you." Angel chuckled and lightly shoved Robert with his hip.

Robert blushed at the action then crossed his arms like Angel.

"Thanks, I really appreciate it." I told both of them honestly.

"You really need to stay away from Mother Gabby, Luke. She has so much angry towards you for leaving and now she's using all her venom to get revenge." Angel warned then watched Robert sit in the chair next to me.

Not long after, he got comfortable in his seat and gave Angel a glance. As if knowing what it meant, Angel walked towards Robert and sat on his lap, causing him to wrap his arms around Angel's waist in a secure way.

My eyes still couldn't believe what I was seeing. This was just so weird and cute at the same time.

"You should go get some rest fre-... I mean Luke. I heard Mother Gabby tell a caregiver that she was going to take you to the hospital tomorrow to get your wrist taken care of." Robert informed me seriously.

I looked down at my wrist and felt the pain medicine start to kick in. It felt so good to finally be pain free.

I got up and took a huge bite out of my sandwich.

"Goodnight Luke." Angel said with a sincere smile.

I swallowed my food and looked at the two love birds, "Are you guys staying here?" I questioned.

"Yeah, it seems my little Robert here has an issue he needs help with." Angel replied and looked at Robert with a smirk.

Robert rolled his eyes in annoyance but I saw the way he lightly kissed Angel's neck.

"Okay then, thanks again for the help and food. " I said to both of them then left soon after.

I ate my ham sandwich with a content smile as I walked back to my room. Seeing Angel and Robert so loving made me miss Alexander even more.

I wanted to feel his strong arms around me so bad at the moment that I didn't care if he was a vampire or a serial killer...I just wanted him.

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Now that my wrist was taken care of and wrapped properly by a real doctor I was feeling better. Mother Gabby claimed that I fell from the top bunkedand tried to hide the injury from her because I was scared she would be mad that I was jumping on the bed.

At the moment I didn't care since I slept all day and night after my wrist was fixed. The problem was that I was given my daily chores to do today so I couldn't really sleep.

I lazily swept the toddler's room and smiled when a little boy probably the age of three kept looking at me. His dark brown eyes never left my hair as he stood by a crib.

The rest of the children were getting bathed while this little one hid away and decided he wanted to play instead.

I looked around for any of the caregivers then kneeled down beside the boy. I poked his small nose causing him to giggle in return.

He reached for my hair wanting to touch it so I helped him out and bowed my head. I felt his small fingers play with the strands of my hair freely.

"Oooohhh" I heard him say fascinated with what he was feeling.

"White!" he yelled in excitment causing me to chuckle. I nodded then ruffled his hair before I stood up. He made grabby hands and wanted to touch my white hair again but I had to finish cleaning.

As I was about to head back towards the broom one of the caregivers entered the room and glanced at the small boy with irritation.

"You were suppose to be taking a bath! I told you play time was over!" she yelled at the poor boy then rushed towards him.

I watched as she firmly grabbed him by his fragile arm and yanked him away from the crib. The child cried out in pain and looked at me with begging eye to help him.

"You shouldn't grab him so roughly. He's still a child and his bones are still fragile." I informed the maid who could care less about what I said.

She rolled her eyes at me and pointed to the broom, "Mind your own business and keep cleaning." she spit out and tightened her hold on the small boy's arm causing him to cry harder.

I dropped the broom in anger and quickly snatched the boy away from her.

"Why don't you do your job properly and actually treat a child right!" I yelled back at her as the sobbing boy hid his face on my neck.

The maid approached me in pure anger and slapped me before she rushed out the room threatening to inform Mother Gabby about what I had done.

I felt my cheek sting slightly as I placed the now quiet boy down. He wiped his eyes with two small fists and I couldn't help but smile at how cute it was.

"There you are Benny. We've been looking for you everywhere. You need your bath before you go to bed young man." Vicky announced by the door and stepped inside.

So Benny was his name...it goes with him. Small and cute.

"Are you alright Luke? Your cheek is a bit red. How is your hand doing by the way?" she questioned as she held Benny in her arms.

"It's nothing and my wrist feels better now." I replied and grabbed the broom off the floor where I let it fall.

"Okay, well be careful." Vicky stated and looked at me like I knew she was referring to Mother Gabby.

I nodded and waved bye at Benny before Vicky left the room. I sighed heavily and continued to sweep the dusty floor.

Like I expected Mother Gabby entered the room not long after with a cable wire in her hands. She pointed to the ground and I knew the whole process. I got down on my knees and saw the caregiver who grabbed Benny smiling beside her.

I took off my shirt and bit my lip as I waited for the hits to begin. I heard Mother Gabby hand over the wire to the caregiver and let her do the job.

I felt a hard wip on my backside soon after, causing me to fall over a little at the sudden hit. I composed myself and felt another hit on my shoulder blade. The cuts throbbed in pain and I could pratically feel them rip open.

After five more whips I couldn't feel my whole back side and my lip was sore from how hard I was biting down on it.

The caregiver left once she finished her dirty work and I stood up to put my back on my shirt. Mother Gabby stopped me and stood behind me. She ran her finger through one of the cuts and I heard her suck on it after.

I turned around and watched in shock as she sucked on her finger like she was enjoying a meal. That's when I swear I saw her eyes turn into a light purple color.

I didn't even bother to question her about it and quickly left the room before she did anything else. I rushed towards the dining room and sat on the farthest table by the window.

I put on my shirt and whimpered a little when the material made contact with my cuts. Angel then sat beside me with two plates of chicken strips and handed me one.

"Thanks." I said and started to eat my food. He was quiet and it surprised me. I looked at him and noticed the dark purple lovebite on his neck.

He winked at me then continued to his food. We ate in silence until Angel suddenly lifted up my shirt. I heard him gasp causing me to move away from him.

"Your whole back side has blood stains on it, Luke. What the hell happened?" he questioned upset.

I told him about what happened and he banged his fist on the table. I saw Robert across from us looking at Angel in concern as to why he was so upset.

"I'm fine, I promise." I tried to convince Angel.

He bit his food unconvinced and soon Robert was standing in front of us. Angel pointed to my back and told him about the cuts.

Robert sighed and sat beside Angel. He caressed his side without anybody seeing and whispered something in his ear causing Angel to nod.

"We'll be right back. We're going to go steal some bandages and alcohol for your cuts before they get infected. " Angel told me before getting up and leaving with Robert not so far behind.

I stayed alone in the table and felt annoyed with everything. I was tired of the pain...

Mother Gabby appeared by the door again talking with a caregiver with an annoyed face.

I placed my head down on the table and wished I wasn't here. I let my tears land silently on the table as I imagined beeing outside again. A couple of minutes later, I felt Angel sit beside me again.

I looked up at him and was shocked to see somebody else. Alexander's friend, James, was sitting there with a smile.

He ate from my plate and I looked around to see if anybody saw this stranger here but nobody did. Not even Mother Gabby..

"James? What are you doing here?" I questioned once I got out of my shocked expression.

"Shhhh.. I'm here to watch the show." he replied and chewed on the piece of chicken as he watched the entrance to the dining hall.

I looked at what he was staring at and I swear my heart stopped when I saw Alexander enter the room with a menacing walk.

He stood behind Mother Gabby as I saw more unfamiliar people stand beside Alexander. He saw me and I almost died on the spot when I finally saw his bright eyes that I missed so much.

He gave me a small wink before I watched with wide eyes as Alexander tapped Mother Gabby's shoulder.

Something told me I was about to witness the bloody murder of Mother Gabby...