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For a child the world should be a bold and wondrous place. The act of growing up should be one full of joy, excitement, and new experiences that mold an adolescent into the person they’re supposed to become. Some children aren’t afforded this luxury. Some children are preyed upon by monsters that lurk out of the corner of your eye. The creatures that creep in the shadows when the lights are off. The pair of glinting white eyes watching from the dark, as a pair of sock clad feet sprint up a basement staircase. These creatures taint the sculpting process of a child. These taints can be minute in a finished sculpture barely noticeable to the naked eye, while others form cracks and abnormalities that transform into new monsters.
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A pair of brown eyes slowly followed a larger pacing figure. The man’s footsteps thudded against the hardwood floor, as he paced anxiously. He ran tanned hands through his messy brown hair, a glint of silver on his ring finger contrasted against the dark mess.
“Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck.” He shouted as he continued to pace back and forth. The pair of brown eyes continued to follow his pacing. The twelve year old girl swept some of her grey hair out of her face. The man stopped his pacing as he saw the twelve year old face staring at him from over the couch’s arm. “Pia get the fuck out of my room!” He shouted as he threw a pillow at the smaller figure. Pia let out a yelp, and scampered out of her brother’s room. The young girl’s sock clad feet thumped against the hardwood as she darted for her room.
Pia slammed the old wooden door shut to her room. While the Castiel home was large, the two adopted siblings' rooms were close to each other. Pia pressed herself up against her bed, as she mentally counted down the seconds until meltdown.
“One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, Three Mississippi, Four Mississippi, Five Miss-” The twelve year olds mental countdown was cut off by an angry scream. It usually took Adam six seconds to realize Pia had taken something.
“You little shit!” Adam shrieked from his room. The roar was loud, and was accompanied by the sound of his feet thundering down the hallway. Pia immediately used her smaller frame to her advantage. The twelve year old squirmed under her bed, and pressed herself flat against the carpeted floor. Not a second later, the wooden door to her room flew open.
Adam was the embodiment of rage. The eighteen year old's nostrils were flaring, as his hazel colored eyes scanned the twelve year olds bedroom. His hands clenched, and unclenched into large fists. Pia was silent as her brother stepped into her room. The twelve year old had quickly realized over the years that her older brother wasn’t the brightest. Pia’s hiding spot usually worked whenever she needed to hide from Adam. However as Adam grabbed one of Pia’s stuffed animals off the bed, the twelve year olds stomach twisted into a knot.
“I don’t know where you are little shit, but if you don’t come out right now. I’m ripping this thing's arm off.” Adam snarled out as he held up a small stuffed dinosaur. Pia immediately pulled herself out from underneath the bed. The twelve year olds brown eyes were wide.
“Ok, ok, don’t hurt him.” Pia huffed out, as she pouted up at her older brother. Adam’s face was still twisted into a snarl, as he glared down at Pia. The eighteen year old didn’t speak, he simply held his hand out expectantly. His hands trembled with rage as he waited for his sister to hand over the stolen object. Pia dug through her pockets, as she found what she had taken from Adam’s room. The twelve year old placed the gold wedding band in Adam’s open palm.
The eighteen year old let out a sigh of relief, and tossed the stuffed back onto the twelve year olds bed. Before Pia could make a retreat, Adam wrapped his fingers around the collar of Pia’s sweater.
“You won’t tell Mom about Lilith and I’s courthouse wedding?” Adam growled out, and Pia shook her head no. The twelve year olds grey hair bounced vigorously. That seemed to satisfy him, as his fat fingers let go of the fabric around the twelve year olds neck. The two siblings let out a sigh of relief, wordlessly Adam turned on his heel and marched out of Pia’s room.