*Stella* It's dark and cold, the room is echoing with loud screams. Screams of terror, shrill pleads of fear. I recognized who was screaming, and I stepped closer into the room. I saw what looked like Tex, but his face was badly beaten and covered in blood. He was shackled to a wall with his head hanging down, as blood dripped from his nose and mouth onto the floor. "Tex..." I felt myself murmur, and he looked straight at me with a look of pain. Suddenly, someone grabbed him by his hair on the top of his head, yanking his head upward. It was his father, Edgar! I gasped, watching as his own father abused him to the point of no return. Edgar punched Tex a couple more times, something I didn't think Tex could handle. Edgar stepped away, and Tex wasn't moving, until Edgar grabbed

