The broken boy

The video

Michael White, son of Marten White. Marten was his dad's chemist and good friend. Marten White died a while back due to some unexplained lab explosion. His son was then captured by an opposing pharmaceutical company and tortured for 6 years. When Michael escaped, he was vengeful. He managed to destroy 3 powerful pharmaceutical organizations before getting caught and placed in maximum security prison. That is when Zander's parents approached Michael and offered him a job at Knight INK. Michael was rough around the edges, but he was a highly skilled chemist and the manager of Knight INK. He was good at almost everything he did... almost, expect feelings. His eyes showed nothing but darkness.

Michael was only a few years older than Zander. He is 24.

Walter Jacobs, the butler had contacted Michael White about the boy and asked him to investigate him.

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*ding* - a text from Nickey

Nikey: HEYYYYY I am free!!

Zander: Free?

Nikey: Yeaaaa I had to perform a rigorous surgery. Over 30 HOURS!!!! Anyways, how's the boy ?

Zander: I haven't seen him since he left. I don't know.

Nikey: OH man! Rejectedddd!!!! Hah!

Zander: I am sure you would know all about that

Nikey: It was just a joke *eye roll**

Lunch time

Zander walked into the cafeteria to look for the boy, but after 4 days he was doubtful the boy would show. Maybe he's still recovering at home

"Zander! Hey" Ashley said in a cheerful voice breaking Zander away from his thoughts.

He looked at Ashley, around her was Brad and the rest of his entourage. Giving a fake smile, he walked over. Returned Brad's fist pump and shake.

Before he sat down, he noticed Nate and Nick also sitting at the table.

Nate and Nick talked proudly about how they saw the "addict w***e" after school and they were the reason he wasn't at school. They think the school should thank them for getting rid of a problem and cleaning the school of trash.

When Ashley looked at Zander, she noticed his anger. She saw a flash of red from his eyes. Ashley gives Nike a push, "stop it." Nike didn't stop, they continued saying how they helped the addict wash away his dirtiness.

Zander couldn't hold back. He was already agitated with everything going on with Kyle being missing, but now seeing the people who did this to him brag about what they did...

*SWING, Punch- Nate fell backwards, off his seat "WOW, WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!"

Before Zander could respond, Nike ran up from behind him and attacked him. He managed to land 3 punches before Zander turned around and punched him straight in the nose. This led to an all-out fist fight before Brad stepped in the middle and broke the fight up using his body. Pushing Zander back, he asked "what the heck man!?"

Zander looked around, everyone had stopped what they were doing and was now looking at them.

Looking straight at Nate, Zander said in a threatening low voice "If you touch that boy again, I won't be so nice next time."

Silence

Zander picked up his backpack and walked out.

A month later

It had been getting increasingly colder as Winter approaches. Kyle had been reported a run-away and hasn't returned. Everything when on as usual.

His phone rang, it was Michael.

Zander "Any News?"

Michael "Sir... I am not sure how to tell you this. Can we meet?"

Zander "Come to my place tonight, 8pm."

Michael "Ok."

8pm, sitting down in Zander's living room.

Michael spoke in a calm and collected deminer "When I first looked into Dave Roberson, he seemed like an average scum bag, but I assumed everyone was in this business. I investigated the complaints of Kyle running away. I tried to track down where he would fight or get his drugs from, but nothing. I found nothing on that. After a while, I noticed Dave had been increasing active in drug production and testing, the *special* ones... He also had more than normal visitors, so I set up cameras around his house to see what he was up to. When I went to retrieve it yesterday, Well... this is what I saw."

Michael pulled out the computer and clicked on a video. In the video, it was a footage of the backyard.

The backyard door opened, out walked Dave. He was dragging something.... no someone with him. He placed the person on the deck and proceeded to walk away.

It was KYLE. Zander's eyes wide in shock. The boy... Kyle... he was COVERED, in blood and welts. He was naked and visibly shaking from the cold. He hunched and hugged his body to stay warm. It didn't look like it helped.

"UHHHHHH" the boy screamed through his teeth. Dave turned on the hose and started to spray the boy down, washing away the dirt and blood. Clearly the water was powerful, and the stream dug deep into the boy's skin.

Kyle looked like he was too scared to move away as he clenched his fist and let the water wash his body. clearly in pain.

After about 10 minutes, Dave turned off the water. Leaving Kyle in the cold. Kyle stood shaking even more violently then the beginning. Probably from the cold. Currently it was 23 degrees outside. This video was taken at 3am, so the weather must have been 10-15 degrees.

Michael then fast forward to 1 hour late, the boy was still outside. He was turning blue. His lips were blue, he still stood holding his body with his arms as much as he can, looking at the backyard door. Then finally the door opened, Dave walked out holding a cup.

"Do you want some?" Dave asked in toying and smirking tone.

Kyle without looking up, "Y............YYYYEE.....ssss Siiiir... PPplease .. Please"

"you know what to do"

Kyle instantly got on his knees and started to bang his head on the floor. Then Dave sticked out his shoes, Kyle kissed his shoes and went back to banging his head on the ground. Dave liked seeing Kyle hurt himself, he liked it when he forced the boy to slap himself or hit himself just to see how hard the boy would do it. If he feels the boy didn't do a good job, he would do it with even greater satisfaction making the boy believe it was his fault for not hitting himself hard enough. Most of all, he enjoyed breaking the boy's body  and soul.

After Dave was satisfied with Kyle's performance and seeing a little blood stain on the area where Kyle was banging on. He poured most of the liquid from the cup out and gave Kyle the few drops that was left.

Clearly disappointed, he drank the liquid and followed Dave inside.

Michel then said " this was the first time the boy was seen inside the house, yesterday evening. It would explain why Dave decided to wash the boy..." He reluctantly clicked the next video. 

The camera was facing the side of the window. The boy was being led .. more dragged by a leash on his neck to the living room where he stood and a few man sat on the couch. The video showed him getting down and doing each men favors. When one finishes with him, he would move on to the next. He walked and moved like a zombie, occasionally flinching or reacting from a hit.

That is when zander caught a glimpse of the boy's eyes. He looked empty. Michael saw it too, he felt bad for the boy knowing how the boy must be right now, he knew they had broken him.

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"What the fukk was that?!' Yelled Zander.

"Dave Roberson lied, He had been locked in that house this entire time. He...."

Zander didn't wait for Michael to finish, he walked toward the door. before he could reach it, Michael grabbed him on the shoulder and stopped him forcefully.

In a serious way "STOP, you will ruin Kyle's freedom and deliver him to that monster if you act irrationally with out a plan!! We can't just go in, Dave has a lot of power and influence, even with your status, you can't do much. We need to get the boy when Dave is away."

Zander stopped, he looked at Michael. "We need to do this fast."

"Yes sir, tomorrow I will plan a meeting with Dave. I will let him think he is being offered a job at our company. This is when our team will infiltrate his house."

Zander nodded.