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Chapter one The clouds were dark and gloomy , as if those lighting thunder could guess the fore math of the incident , the roads were dark and dimly lit by street lamps , though there was only one left that was working , going out and on every few seconds , leaving the road to depend on an unreliable source of light , the houses were dull and colorless , the whole town looked plain , empty and quite , too quite . The rusted car drove on slowly to a specifically darker house to deliver a person . A person who's future is as dull as the town . 1 " Don't tell me we have to keep .. Keep him in the ..! " Stuttered Peterson black ,incredulously , lavender black stood next to her husband , dumbfounded , mouth slightly open , shaking her head as if waking herself from a bad dream . Conerlad santill stood before them , holding something in his arms , he said " so you refused this offer ? Aren't you afraid of what it says ? That he would seek revenge , that " he hesitated , then continued " well , if your ready for the consequences " he bowed slightly and made to leave , but then he turned and said " I also admire this act of .. Let's say ... Foolish bravery ," smiling silently , he bowed again , quite mockingly even , then turned to leave " wait ! " said lavender black , emerging from her shock , Peterson looked at her , surprised , while conerlad stood at the door , lavender shot her husband a pleading look , Peterson opened his mouth to speak , then closed it again , conerlad tapped his legs impatiently , Peterson hesitated then said " ok , we will take ... Take him " . 2 Chapter 2 " Shut up ! You i***t ! Do you want our neighbors to hear ! " Peterson black whispered urgently ,holding stalen by the shirt and shaking him , stalen stared bitterly at the ground , muttering curses he would have loved to say out loud , " sorry " he said bitterly , staring at ground with a piercing stare , he pulled away and stomped of to his room l if you can call it that " mind your stomping " Peterson called angrily after him , Peterson was always afraid his neighbors would hear , as he was a proud business man , and his reputation was important to him . He always tries not to let his anger at stalen betray him , but it seemed impossible ,so if they ask , he would say it was at his own son , Stan Peterson black ,who was born after they agreed to keep stalen by 3 month , who was named late to be similar to petersons son , to feed his neighbors questioned curiosity . Stalen didn't have a second name as he was an orphan with unknown parents , Peterson refused to name stalen by his own name and second name so as to not ruin his prideful tittle to what he thought was an undeserving kid . 3 Chapter 3 Peterson flipped through the news papers and stopped at one page , looking confused , " lavender , lavender ! " lavender hurried to her husband and sat down , drying her hands on a table towel , " yes yes what is it , I still have some dishes to wash " she said ,bending down to pick up the dropped towel and placing it neatly back into place ,her long wavy black hair falling to her shoulders , " look " Peterson said , he threw the papers to her hands , she flipped through it while saying " what is it " anxiously , " this , this page , he said , snatching the paper and pointing a short stubby finger much like himself to a picture that was suspiciously familiar , lavender peered at it for a while then gave an audible gasp " is that .. Is that stalen ! " 4 lavender took the papers and read it out loud " mike sandew , the miraculous boy who saved 22 people's lives the past 3 years , saved yet another life 3 days ago , on June 7 , a young girl , aged 5 , who had attempted to swim in the adults pool she has been warned against , started having troubles staying afloat " when I saw her drowning , I knew it was up to me , there wasn't anyone except two people , a lady who either couldn't see what was happening or , most likely ,pretending not to see , and a man who clearly saw what happened but was terrified of the prospect of going in , I jumped in , and to be honest , it was difficult to swim with cloths not made for swimming , it filled up with water and weighed me down but I was determined that nothing should stop me " says mike sandew , aged 12 , the mother expressed her gratefulness to us and showed guilty signs of leaving her daughter alone , " I greatly thank my daughters save l I don't know what I could have done without him " the life guard has been fired and the pool is closed until further notices , and hopefully will open before 5 July , to know more , please contact funpoolforall.com or poolnewsinpaper.com ." 5 " That can't be stalen because he was with us for the past 11 years " said lavender , " yeah and his name certainly isn't mike " said Peterson , " and stalen isn't 12 years old " lavender remarked , " true , and he won't do something like save a life " lavender nodded , but Peterson bit his lips , he said " but the picture , it's ... " he stared at the picture he thought was stalen , it stared back at him with an innocent smile but something a bit sly in his grey eyes , " it's probably a coincidence " lavender said , too quickly , " he can't be stalen ... well I gotta get going " Peterson nodded but he still looked a bit troubled . 6 Chapter 4 Stalen lay in the floor , he felt so angry and hurt , he had so many unanswered questions pecking at his head , he picked up the only thing he owned , a picture of his parents , his father had dish- washer blonde hair and green eyes , and his mother had long black -brown hair and cold Grey eyes , stalen thought he had his father's dish-washer blond hair and his mothers grey eyes , stalen sighed , he placed the picture carefully on the floor , why was he here with those ghastly people , Stan told him he heard his mom and dad , emphasizing the word his ,that they would rather do anything than keep him , that didn't quite come as a shock , but it hurt anyway , stalen sighed deeply and pushed his short cropped bangs sideways behind his ears ,he got up and left his tiny and furniture less room , he slammed the door loudly and flopped down the dark purple couch . 7 he saw Stan , who was eleven , getting ready for school , he glared enviously at him , feeling a strong emotion of jealousy bubble up inside him , Stan saw him look and smirked at him , stalen was stung by he injustice of it but he said " don't look at me like that , I'm no baby like you , school is for losers " Stan pretended to look hurt and Peterson roared " you boy , what do you think your doing , insulting my s.." he looked sideways , as if expecting his neighbors to pop Out any moment . " fine , fine , I'm leaving , and you'll never see me again " stalen said quitely. His grey eyes dangerous .peterson Opened the door and made a id love that gesture , stalen debated wether to go get his only belonging ,but decided against it , it was better to go light weighted , " this is the best moment in my life " stalen said savagely , " and mine , I should've done it sooner , no wonder your mother walked out on you " stalen stopped short , his mother , his mother walked out on him ? He didn't know if this was true or if Peterson was only saying this to get on his nerves , but the thought that it may be true made him feel more alone than ever , he had so many questions but when he turned to ask the door had slammed shut . 8 Stalen dragged himself across the street , not knowing we're hell end up , he felt his frustration swell up inside him , he kicked at an old street chair , the leg broke off , and stalen backed away in surprise , hopping on the spot , holding his toes and biting his lips in pain , trying to clear his stinging eyes , he saw three figures at the far end , he squinted his eyes and saw three boys , he thought they may help him , so he hurried towards them , but as he got closer , he got more hesitant . 9 he could see three boys all the ages of 16 or 17 . One was tanned with black - brown eyes , he would have looked nice if it weren't for the ugly smirk playing on his lips . The other one was a boy with a scarred face . He had a muscular body and almost the same smirk on his scarred face , his blue eyes mocking and cold .the last was a boy with a long blonde ponytail and a face that's similar to someone who's out in the cold with summer cloths , red and pink , with long sharp fingernails , there was a paint bucket on the ground and all three were holding paint-brushes , obviously responsible for graviti , there teared jeans jackets was smeared with paint , stalen was about to turn back when he felt long sharp finger nails digging into his shoulders . 10 stalen slowly turned around and saw the ponytail guy smirking at him " wanted something " he drawled , in a Scottish accent , stalen opened his mouth to speak but no sound came out " s that boy the one who broke the chair , me saw him " said the tanned guy lazily , " that was quite a good kick " laughed the scarred guy , " good one , little kid " the ponytail guy , who seemed to be the leader , smiled , tightening his grip , " maybe he should join us , you want to ? " he asked , daring him to say no , stalen was about to refuse but then all the rage , hurt , pain came back to him , he remembered how good it felt venting out his frustration At the chair , he looked up at his holders face , and slowly , he nodded. 11 Chapter 5 " Great , knew it since I saw you " the leader said , he handed him a big-sized brush and pointed at the bucket of paint , stalen was unsure what to do , so he stayed still , " gonna back out " the leader said menacingly , " no no I just , don't know what to do , can I do anything ? " all three boys glanced at each other and roared in laughter " yes , you can do anything you want " the leader said , mimicking stalens voice , stalen bent down and placed the brush on the floor , heaved up the bucket and threw it violently to the wall . 12 he saw the dark red paint drip slowly down the wall " it's like blood , maybe Stan and his parents blood , maybe every single stranger who hates me without knowing me , pass me without understanding " stalen thought Angrily , pouring the red paint again and again more furiously each time , stalen thought how when he looked outside the window and sees the the walls full of graviti , he thought how bad those people were , but now , he knew , he understood , and those people are the closest thing to friends he ever had , he continued pouring paint until he realized the bucket was empty already , he placed the empty bucket back down and picked up the brush to spread the paint , but before he could start he felt a firm hand on his shoulders , he thought it was one of the three guys , but to his horror , when he turned to look , instead of one of the familiar faces , it was a bulky face of a policeman . 13 Chapter 6 " now your gonna hand me this like a good little boy " the policeman growled , stalen gave him the brush , trying to steady his shaking hands , he was scared , but most of all he was hurt all over again of his friends , for what he thought were his friends , betrayal , maybe he was wrong after all . When he looked up he realized the policeman was talking , " can you hear me , young man ! " he was saying angrily , " um.. Sorry , can you .. Can you repeat ? " stalen said timidly , " aren't you that mike guy ? " asked the policeman , stalen , puzzled , said "Er....who ? I mean , err.. No .. I " , " knew it can't be you " interrupted the policeman , quite as much to himself than to stalen , " well , your coming with me , understood ? " his voice was strong , his grip was tight , his expression was firm , stalen knew it was no use trying to escape , he once again , nodded to the worst , suddenly , the prospect of staying with the Peterson family didn't seem such a bad idea after all . 14 " listen here , mister , your gonna wait here tell we till we escort you inside , got it ? " stalen nodded weakly , looking at the beady-eyed face , tapping his leg nervously. He closed his eyes shut firmly and stayed still , hoping that when he opened it he would be in bed and that this all was just a dream , or more likely m a nightmare , but when he opened his eyes , he was still in the same place , deeply disappointed , he waited impatiently in the Really uncomfortable chair that had no back , no hands , and was cracked in the middle , crammed at the very corner of the empty room , and a 25 long , agonizing minutes later , he was steered inside . 15 stalen , despite himself , gave a inner gasp , the room was big , the walls were cream colored and the chairs were light pink and cushioned , there was some streaks of metal black here and there . There was a chair in the middle of the room , it was decorated in chains , so the back was pocky and uncomfortable the color was water- rusted silver . And it looked uninviting , stalen guessed it was for him , behind the chair was a mixed brown - colored table with a light black counted circle in the middle , most probably for the hammer , " stalen thought , he was being tried full court , no way , did people have it in for him that much ? Stalen glanced at the people , they all looked gleeful , he walked slowly to the chair and sat down miserably , not sure if he was ready for what was to come , but trying to , with a deep breath , he braced himself . 16 the people went silent and the judge spoke up dramatically " hearing for the juvenile offender stalen nick sandew , charged for stolen paint , graviti and public items sabotage " stalen couldn't hear any more , the rest of the judges were muffled , like someone just jammed their fingers in his ears , and some time even later m the voice died away completely , his mind was full to bursting point , his name was stalen nick sandew ? He really couldn't believe it , how was it possible ? Is that really his father ? his fathers name is nick sandew ,Why didn't anyone Tell him ? " because no one wanted to talk to him anyway " he reasoned , and was he old enough to go to jail ? He hoped not , he really did . 17 Stalen heard muffled boos and he realized it came from the crowd , he knew he must have lost the case ,and dropped his head , all hope was lost , we're will they send him , what will happen to him , he felt to warm tears trickle down his Cheeks , " oh no , think of a happy thought , think of a happy memory ! " he told himself , but he didn't have any happy memory , he wiped his cheeks quickly , crying was for girls , for weak people , for baby's , he was none , a man in white and black came to him his hands were pulled roughly behind him , and the man dragged him forwards toward a door he hadn't noticed before , but suddenly , he heard a loud booming voice " bring him back know , my defence wasn't spoken " 18 Chapter 7 Everyone looked up ,startled , stalen glanced quickly behind his back and saw a man with kindly brown eyes and little white in his healthy black hair , " sorry , but the case had been closed already " the man shot a glare At him , straighten his back importantly , " sir " the judge added on second thought , "I hadn't said my defence and its in the book of laws that everyone is allowed the place their evidence with for or against the case , and that you should let everyone speak before hurrying the results " the man declared , " er , sorry but you had a chance to speak before and you didnt , So now you can't " the judge replied firmly . 19 " your GAURDS , kept me , they asked everyone if they're interrogators or witnesses for defence they all said interrogators except me , so they kept me up , I wonder why " the man bellowed with a hint of sarcasm in his voice , " oh , I'm not sure if that happened and " " you don't believe me ? " the man said quietly , his voice calm but dangerous " no no it's just that.." Stammered the judge ," good , now let me speak , ehem , firstly , this boy was seen with three other members of the , let's say , g**g , and they all were much older than him , and probably more responsible for everything , from stealing the brushes and paint buckets and paint , and doing most of the gravviti , while the kid has never stolen before , isn't that right before boy ? " the man asked pointedly " Er .. Yes " lied stalen , remembering all the days he'd escape the house at night hungry and steal all types of snacks " see , so if you focused on getting the more responsible trouble makers , then you'd probably would have helped more , secondly " , "excuse me " the judge interrupted , " this boy was was seen doing damage , he can't be let of so easily , " 20 the man continued as if he hadn't heard " secondly , the boy is to young to be full-trailed full court , and what your doing is throughly wrong , thirdly ", " how about the chair , are you gonna ignore that " the judge interrupted yet again angrily , " the chair wasn't his fault and if you kept up with your job and upgraded all the public items when they become as old as they are now , nothing would have happened , the boy walked past by and accident and hit the chair , he wouldn't do it on purpose , it would hurt his own leg ,right ? " stalen hesitated then slowly nodded " so you should feel lucky that he tripped over it and that it broke so that no one would bother sitting on it rather than them thinking is would hold their wheight and sit then get injured and it's all on you , as for the gravviti " the man continued " it's in your book of laws that first times only get warned and not fully charged , especially for a young kid , and as far as I can see , you already , already " he repeated " gave him a very severe enough warning , and very severe punishment too " 21 stalen looked guiltily at the ground , was it first time ? He tried to forget the day when he was playing ' climb the steel wall ' and broke 3 steel bars down each other , he still had the scar of that fall . there was a long silence that was broken by the judge " and you are ? " " Dan Robert Jackson , brother of Rebecca arens Mathews husband nick sandew starlen ," Dan replied , the judge looked at him with disbelieve , nick !? The nick ?!" The judge said with wide eyes , Dan nodded , the judge looked in awe at him , stalen thought that it didn't really suit him , the firmness looked better . The judge tried to regain his- self , " check if this is true .. " he muttered to the man in black and white who almost escorted Stalen to trouble , the man checked through the papers swiftly and found what he was looking for , " yes , he is mentioned " the man replied , he judge nodded and asked " do you readily accept your new role of a family member , uncle and legal guardian of stalen nick sandew ? " Dan coughed and said " I can happily say , that is correct " . 22 Chapter 8 Stalen didn't know anything that happened next his head was swimming , he wanted to cry out , he wanted to wake up and realize this all was a dream , " no , that's not true , I don't have any family , if I did , you would have taken me way earlier " he croaked , dan looked sadly at him " I didn't have a chance , I'm so sorry , I hope you accept my apology " stalen thought about it as he looked Around , he hadn't noticed they got out of the building , andthat reminded him that Dan had just got him out if an impossible mess , and how nice it would be to live somewhere instead of wandering uselessly around and getting himself in trouble again , " I do , but I can't come and live with you , I don't think your up to it , I'm not that good little kid everyone's has or wants , no one likes me , and I don't think you do either , I'm not coming " stalen said very quickly , his breath getting louder. His eyes filing up with water , " not again " he thought , he quickly blinked them back and turned to walk away . 23 " where will you go ? " said a sympathetic voice , " yah , were ? " he told himself , " anywhere but here " he answered rudely , Dan looked upset , " I thought ....I .. " Stan stared quietly at the ground , it was a parking lot , with all sorts of cars and vehicles , all of them in different colors , some are Even Pink and green , those odd colors " they do it for attention , most probably , everything everyone wants nowadays is fame and money , while all I ever asked for is a home , a family , Someone to love me , someone I could love ." He thought , " here it is , what you ask for , well at least Most of what you could ask For that you could find. all at once , it's in front of you , your turning it down. Then your going to rant on your self-pity while a chance is in front of you and it may not come again " , " ok , I , I will come " 24 Stalen hesitated , the continued " but only for now , I may change my mind anytime anyway ,I don't to be a heavy weight on anyone , I don't want anyone to hold anything on me " stalen said , Dan agreed , " you won't be a heavy weight on me " he said , stalen didn't reply , because he didn't believe , he never did , all this world was built in lies . " follow me " dans voice broke his train of thought , Stan followed , his eyes still on he ground , counting the times he sees the letter p on the black rock hard ground , Dan halted to a stop and stalen bumped into him " sorry " he said , he was quite proud he said that as he was so close to telling him he should warn others of his sudden stop , but he didn't want to lose him that quickly , " we are there ! " Dan exclaimed , stalen rubbed his aching hands that slammed against Dan then turned to look for the house " err , you sure ? I don't see anything , were still in the parking lot " stalen asked , Dan nodded pointing at something , " yes , it's that one over there , do you see it ? That mini-van " . 25