Adam Armstrong, chapter 5
June 1st:
Well today is my birthday. Not feeling great though. I'm just lying on my bed; it's 3 in the morning. I've stayed awake, all night, and I've heard my family members go to the bathroom about 5 times already. My parents have forgotten about my birthday and now I'm depressed. One memory keeps entering my head, and I dream about it every night.
Flashback:
"What's this? I really hope this isn't your school report!" yelled Rebecca (Horatio's wife and now ex-wife). She never ever got mad at me like this before. It was my summer report from 1st year.
"Well it is!" I answered.
"Don't you dare talk to me like that! Get up to your room and stay there!" Christ she was mad. I went up and a few minutes later she came bursting in the door with a knife!
"Why do you have that?" I asked in fear.
"You are a stupid little cunt, Horatio brings you and your dead brother in his house and you fail all your exams!" I couldn't believe what she just said!
"I'm sorry," I said as my eyes filled up with tears.
"That's not good enough, come here!" She grabbed my arm and slit it with the knife.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH" I screamed.
"That's what you're going to get if you do anything wrong! Tell Horatio and you wont know what's going to come."
End of flashback:
I was woken up suddenly with sweat pouring out of me.
"Buddy, are you o.k.?" asked my dad. I didn't answer I just kept on panting.
"Adam what happened you were screaming! Are you o.k.?"
"It was just a bad dream," I assured.
"No it wasn't," he said as he sat on my bed and stroked my head. I sat up and just kept staring at my hands.
"It was a bad memory, and you have too many of them! So what happened?"
"It was just when Horatio's ex-wife used to beat me."
"It's o.k. we know it wasn't your fault."
"Then why did she do it?"
"Because, she's slow," he cupped my face in his hands.
"No way did you deserve it."
"But I did a lot of bad things."
"Because of her!" He kissed me on the cheek and I gave him a hug. Then he left and I got dressed and went downstairs. I could hear mom going shh to dad as I came down. I sat down in the living room. Then mom came in and sat down beside me and she put her hand on my head and started rubbing it.
"Didn't have a very good morning did ya?" she asked.
"No."
She put her arm around me and we both started watching T.V. Soon after, I fell asleep on her shoulder.
Adie's pov:
Billie came in and carried him up to his room, god that boy was really light!
"Adie, all the decorations are in the boot of the car."
"Great is he still asleep?"
"Like a baby." I kissed Billie on the lips and the two of us headed out to the car to get Adam's party set up.
"I hope he likes surprises," I said as we finished.
"I hope so too, I'm going to pick up Joey and Jake from school."
"See you soon." When he left, I went to check on Adam. He was sound asleep; I kissed him gently on the cheek. Then I went into Billie's and my room to bring down his presents. I couldn't wait to see the look on his face. Billie came home with the boys and then he went to wake up Adam.
End of pov:
I was shaken awake by dad.
"What?" I asked.
"Dinner's ready," he replied. I slowly got up and followed him downstairs.
"SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!" they all said. Wow! For once I was happy!
"Wow," Was all I managed to say.
"I bet you thought we forgot?" Mom said.
"Ya I did," I opened my presents and we partied all night long. We all carried ourselves up to bed at 3 in the morning.
June 20th:
Well this morning I'm leaving for Miami, hopefully this time I won't get shot.
"ADAM COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" my father screamed.
"Alright!" I responded. I carried my case downstairs and said my goodbye's and assured them I would be home in two weeks. I sat into the car and we drove to the airport. I said goodbye to dad and checked in. I walked up the gate that I was going to be boarding in a few minutes. I sat down and just looked around and noticed how many people were around. I was so bored. Finally after about a half an hour the gate opened. I sat down in the plane, window seat ya! Next thing this fat fucker sits down next to me. Oh God! I'm fucked!
"Hi," he says. He sounds drunk.
"Hi," I say back. He didn't say anything after the plane took off, but we were half way their and try's to start a conversation with me. Now, he was drunk and his ears had popped so he couldn't really hear, now he meant to say "Did you ever make love to your girlfriend when, she doesn't really want to be made love to." But instead he said, sorry roared.
"DID YOU EVER RAPE SOMEONE?" I turned my head away from him, my face turning red and everybody looking at us. Christ I was mortified!
"No, I'm still a virgin," I said quietly.
When we landed at the airport I was first off the plane and first to get my bag. I got my bag and waited for Horatio. I spotted him a few minutes after.
"Hey, H!" I said.
"Long time no see!" he replied. We both walked to the hummer and drove to Horatio's. We arrived and I put my stuff up in my old bedroom. Then we left for work. We drove to the beach were someone was murdered. It was going to be a long day!
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Mr. Delko," I said. He started to laugh.
"How's it hanging man?"
"Not bad if, I do say so myself. You?"
"Well as you can see we have murder to investigate so, quit chatting and let's get to work." We started processing the scene and collecting evidence until, we heard someone screaming.
"What the fuck?" I said. We saw a man running towards us, he tried to get under the tape but the officers stopped him. Delko and I walked over to him.
"Sir, can we help you?" Eric asked.
"That's my daughter!" he said while crying.
"Sir, why don't me and you walk over here so I can ask you a few questions," I said. He nodded.
"I'll be back in a minute," I said to Eric. I went under the tape and walked over to the shocked man.
"Could you tell me your name sir?" I asked.
"Kyle," he replied.
"Kyle, what was your daughter's name?"
"Alison, she was fourteen."
"I'm really sorry for your loss; do you know what she doing on the beach at night?"
"She was meeting up with her boyfriend, Peter."
"Could you give me Peters address?"
"I don't know where he lives."
After ten hours of working I decided to finish up and go skateboarding. I picked random spots and started skating. I had just landed a crooked grind when the cops came. This wasn't looking good for me!
"Armstrong, what are you doing?" It was IAB Rick Stetler, my worst enemy!
"Skating, what else does it look like?"
"I hear you're planning to go pro in December?"
"That's correct."
"Well I've got news for you Armstrong, you either skate or you be a CSI, which one is it?" I had to choose!!!! Give up something I loved? Well at least I could always be a Jedi. I thought long and hard. I had been skating since I was four. I had been a CSI since I was eleven. What am I going to do????????
Well today is my birthday. Not feeling great though. I'm just lying on my bed; it's 3 in the morning. I've stayed awake, all night, and I've heard my family members go to the bathroom about 5 times already. My parents have forgotten about my birthday and now I'm depressed. One memory keeps entering my head, and I dream about it every night.
Flashback:
"What's this? I really hope this isn't your school report!" yelled Rebecca (Horatio's wife and now ex-wife). She never ever got mad at me like this before. It was my summer report from 1st year.
"Well it is!" I answered.
"Don't you dare talk to me like that! Get up to your room and stay there!" Christ she was mad. I went up and a few minutes later she came bursting in the door with a knife!
"Why do you have that?" I asked in fear.
"You are a stupid little cunt, Horatio brings you and your dead brother in his house and you fail all your exams!" I couldn't believe what she just said!
"I'm sorry," I said as my eyes filled up with tears.
"That's not good enough, come here!" She grabbed my arm and slit it with the knife.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH" I screamed.
"That's what you're going to get if you do anything wrong! Tell Horatio and you wont know what's going to come."
End of flashback:
I was woken up suddenly with sweat pouring out of me.
"Buddy, are you o.k.?" asked my dad. I didn't answer I just kept on panting.
"Adam what happened you were screaming! Are you o.k.?"
"It was just a bad dream," I assured.
"No it wasn't," he said as he sat on my bed and stroked my head. I sat up and just kept staring at my hands.
"It was a bad memory, and you have too many of them! So what happened?"
"It was just when Horatio's ex-wife used to beat me."
"It's o.k. we know it wasn't your fault."
"Then why did she do it?"
"Because, she's slow," he cupped my face in his hands.
"No way did you deserve it."
"But I did a lot of bad things."
"Because of her!" He kissed me on the cheek and I gave him a hug. Then he left and I got dressed and went downstairs. I could hear mom going shh to dad as I came down. I sat down in the living room. Then mom came in and sat down beside me and she put her hand on my head and started rubbing it.
"Didn't have a very good morning did ya?" she asked.
"No."
She put her arm around me and we both started watching T.V. Soon after, I fell asleep on her shoulder.
Adie's pov:
Billie came in and carried him up to his room, god that boy was really light!
"Adie, all the decorations are in the boot of the car."
"Great is he still asleep?"
"Like a baby." I kissed Billie on the lips and the two of us headed out to the car to get Adam's party set up.
"I hope he likes surprises," I said as we finished.
"I hope so too, I'm going to pick up Joey and Jake from school."
"See you soon." When he left, I went to check on Adam. He was sound asleep; I kissed him gently on the cheek. Then I went into Billie's and my room to bring down his presents. I couldn't wait to see the look on his face. Billie came home with the boys and then he went to wake up Adam.
End of pov:
I was shaken awake by dad.
"What?" I asked.
"Dinner's ready," he replied. I slowly got up and followed him downstairs.
"SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!" they all said. Wow! For once I was happy!
"Wow," Was all I managed to say.
"I bet you thought we forgot?" Mom said.
"Ya I did," I opened my presents and we partied all night long. We all carried ourselves up to bed at 3 in the morning.
June 20th:
Well this morning I'm leaving for Miami, hopefully this time I won't get shot.
"ADAM COME ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" my father screamed.
"Alright!" I responded. I carried my case downstairs and said my goodbye's and assured them I would be home in two weeks. I sat into the car and we drove to the airport. I said goodbye to dad and checked in. I walked up the gate that I was going to be boarding in a few minutes. I sat down and just looked around and noticed how many people were around. I was so bored. Finally after about a half an hour the gate opened. I sat down in the plane, window seat ya! Next thing this fat fucker sits down next to me. Oh God! I'm fucked!
"Hi," he says. He sounds drunk.
"Hi," I say back. He didn't say anything after the plane took off, but we were half way their and try's to start a conversation with me. Now, he was drunk and his ears had popped so he couldn't really hear, now he meant to say "Did you ever make love to your girlfriend when, she doesn't really want to be made love to." But instead he said, sorry roared.
"DID YOU EVER RAPE SOMEONE?" I turned my head away from him, my face turning red and everybody looking at us. Christ I was mortified!
"No, I'm still a virgin," I said quietly.
When we landed at the airport I was first off the plane and first to get my bag. I got my bag and waited for Horatio. I spotted him a few minutes after.
"Hey, H!" I said.
"Long time no see!" he replied. We both walked to the hummer and drove to Horatio's. We arrived and I put my stuff up in my old bedroom. Then we left for work. We drove to the beach were someone was murdered. It was going to be a long day!
"Well, well, well, if it isn't Mr. Delko," I said. He started to laugh.
"How's it hanging man?"
"Not bad if, I do say so myself. You?"
"Well as you can see we have murder to investigate so, quit chatting and let's get to work." We started processing the scene and collecting evidence until, we heard someone screaming.
"What the fuck?" I said. We saw a man running towards us, he tried to get under the tape but the officers stopped him. Delko and I walked over to him.
"Sir, can we help you?" Eric asked.
"That's my daughter!" he said while crying.
"Sir, why don't me and you walk over here so I can ask you a few questions," I said. He nodded.
"I'll be back in a minute," I said to Eric. I went under the tape and walked over to the shocked man.
"Could you tell me your name sir?" I asked.
"Kyle," he replied.
"Kyle, what was your daughter's name?"
"Alison, she was fourteen."
"I'm really sorry for your loss; do you know what she doing on the beach at night?"
"She was meeting up with her boyfriend, Peter."
"Could you give me Peters address?"
"I don't know where he lives."
After ten hours of working I decided to finish up and go skateboarding. I picked random spots and started skating. I had just landed a crooked grind when the cops came. This wasn't looking good for me!
"Armstrong, what are you doing?" It was IAB Rick Stetler, my worst enemy!
"Skating, what else does it look like?"
"I hear you're planning to go pro in December?"
"That's correct."
"Well I've got news for you Armstrong, you either skate or you be a CSI, which one is it?" I had to choose!!!! Give up something I loved? Well at least I could always be a Jedi. I thought long and hard. I had been skating since I was four. I had been a CSI since I was eleven. What am I going to do????????
