They Found Him! BUT AT WHAT COST?

Alexithymiaa: -Gabe drove slowly down the street of the sketchy area, his hands gripped tightly on the wheel with his eyes mainly focused out the window. "Do you see anything?" // A creepy ass fucking van slowed down, not coming to a full stop as a couple of larger men in dark clothing shoved Adam out of the moving vehicle and onto the sidewalk before peeling off away from the area. He let out a groan when his body hit the hard pavement, just kind of laying on his stomach and putting his cheek down because he felt like shit. His face was crusted with dried blood, both eyes blackened with a majority of his face badly bruised. His clothes were dirty and somewhat ripped and snagged, his wallet just missing from his shorts entirely because they definitely robbed him for everything he had.-
Tsaaq: She stared warily from the window, sticking her head out and pouting. "I don
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Tsaaq: She stared warily from the window, sticking her head out and pouting. "I don't-" Hayley began to say then sighed. "Are you gonna tell your moms?" She asked him with frown. She glanced out the window again as if Adam would magically appear or something. She let out a disappointed sigh. Hayley leaned her head on her hand and kept her gaze out the window. She saw the van pass the vehicle and furrowed her eyebrows. "You see something down there?" She asked as she pointed down the street.
Alexithymiaa: "I already told them. I wasn't going to keep something like this from them. That's not fair." He turned his head to look where she was gesturing down the street. "I don't know. Let's find out." He turned the vehicle to head in that direction, basically just rolling down the street when he saw what seemed like someone laying on the sidewalk. "What is that?"-
Tsaaq: "I didn't really know their number or anything I was scared. I don't know." She said quickly. She sat up as they drove forward, squinting her eyes and staring past the dashboard. "I don't know, there's a lot of bums around here." Hayley answered. She poked her head out the window and furrowed her eyebrows. "Oh my god, I think that's him." Her voice cracked a bit and she turned to Gabe. "Is that him?"
Alexithymiaa: "It's okay. You got me. And no jokes about that... I'm not in the mood." He turned his head to look at the figure again and slammed his foot on the brake, throwing the car into park and shoving his door open. "Adam?" He broke into a sprint to run over to Adam laying on the sidewalk, collapsing onto his knees beside him and rolling him onto his back. His eyes dropped over Adam's body, only confirming it was him with the fucking shirt he was wearing. "Shit... shit. Adam? Can you hear me?" // Adam let out a groan and squinted because street light overhead, his face just hurting more when he squinted.-
Tsaaq: Hayley flew forward when Gabe hit the brakes. She groaned a little, disoriented from the sudden stop but she hopped out of the vehicle and ran behind him. She stood beside him then gasped as she covered her mouth with her hands . "Oh my god." Hayley struggled to say and went to get on the floor next to Gabe.
Alexithymiaa: -Gabe shifted behind his head, holding it in his hand and gently rubbing his fingers over Adam's face. "He's in bad shape. I don't understand how this happened. We need to get him out of here." He got his feet under him, sliding his arms underneath Adam's and hauling him up, swinging Adam's arm around his neck so he could support his weight. "Get the door." // Adam tried to stand as best as he could, but he was in pain and a little disoriented, his eyes small slits as he looked at Gabe.-
Tsaaq: "Are we taking him to the hospital?" She asked as she shot up to her feet and fought the tears in her eyes. She ran to the car and opened the doors and went back over to them, trying to help guide him to the vehicle.
Alexithymiaa: "Yeah. We have to. I don't know what else to do." He walked him to the car, easing him down into the backseat. // Adam shook his head, letting his eyes close since they were so swollen he could barely see anyway. "No... no hospital."-
Tsaaq: She nodded her head and remained behind Gabe and watched Adam with a rue-filled gaze. "We have to, what else are we supposed to do?" She told Adam after he spoke. Hayley sighed turned to Gabe. "He doesn't want to go..." She whispered, sounding defeated.
Alexithymiaa: -Gabe dropped to kneel down in front of Adam, looking into his messed up face. "Why? Why no hospital?" // Adam struggled to open his eyes, taking a deep breath. "Just home. I want to go home."-
Tsaaq: "But you're all bruised and shit. Like really bad." Hayley said with a wide frown. "Well... I guess it does cost money which sucks." She sighed. "Gabe let's take him home. I'll just pick up stuff from the pharmacy or something."
Alexithymiaa: -Gabe watched him intently, his insides torn seeing his little brother like this. "Alright... okay." He helped slide Adam's legs into the vehicle before pushing the door shut, walking around to the driver's side to drop in behind the wheel. "We'll be home in a few minutes. And you can lay down and we'll clean you up. But you need to tell us what happened."-
Tsaaq: Hayley reluctantly watched as Gabe closed the door. She went to the passenger side and dropped into the seat, falling silent while pulling on her seat belt. "I hate this part of town." Hayley murmured as she lowered her head.
Alexithymiaa: -Gabe nodded, mumbling to himself. "Me too..." He put the car into drive, taking off down the street to head back to the house.-
Alexithymiaa: -Gabe pulled the car up into the driveway of the house, killing the engine and immediately walking around to the backseat to pull the door open for Adam. He reached inside, gently taking his arms to help him out of the car, letting him lean his weight on him. // Adam hobbled out of the car, leaning heavily on Gabe and letting his head hang down as they walked slowly toward the front door.-
Tsaaq: Hayley got out of the car and speed walked ahead of them, going to the door so she could quickly unlock it and push it open. She looked up and down the street, a little paranoid now, waiting for them to reach the door.
Alexithymiaa: -Gabe helped him up the stairs, nodding to Hayley as they walked passed her and into the house. He eased Adam down to sit on the couch, kneeling down in front of him. "Hayley, get me some clean towels and some warm water." // Adam groaned when he sat down, his body heavy as he just let his head rest back on the couch, thankful for it being comfy and shit.-
Tsaaq: "Okay." She obliged, going down the hallway and grabbing towels from the linen closet and grabbed a few, putting them down beside Adam then ran to the kitchen as she filled a bowl with warm water. "This is good right?" Hayley asked him hurriedly as she walked back over to them.
Alexithymiaa: "Yeah. Yeah." He grabbed one of the towels and dipped the folded corner into the warm water, beginning to gently clean Adam's face. "Tell us what happened." // Adam just sat, not flinching, only his lips moving and even then barely so his words were mumbled together. "I went to meet Gloria... and these guys jumped me..."-
Tsaaq: Hayley crossed her arms over her chest and watched Adam, still looking worried as fuck even though he was sitting right in front of her. "Was Gloria there when it happened?" She inquired, sounding a little angry.
Alexithymiaa: "Wait, who's Gloria?" Gabe spoke gently, finishing wiping the blood and dirt off of his face. // Adam nodded very gently. "Yeah. She tried to stop them." He pried his eyes open to squint at Gabe's face. "My mom... my real mom."-
Tsaaq: She started to frown, biting the inside of her cheek. "Well she did a great job." Hayley finally said bitterly under her breath. "She's the lady who gave birth to you. She's not anybody's real mom." She sighed.
Alexithymiaa: -Adam's words slapped Gabe across the face, the shock and hurt settling over him in obvious ways. "Okay... okay. Well do you know who these guys were? Could you identify them?" He gently pushed the wet towel back over Adam's hair, gently moving it back from his face. // Adam shook his head, his breaths just short weezes. "They took me somewhere... I don't know where. And said I owed them."-
Tsaaq: "How did you owe them?" Hayley asked furrowing her eyebrows. "Could like, pick one of them out in a line up at least?" She continued to inquire.
Alexithymiaa: -Gabe set the wet towel aside, reaching for one of the dry ones to dab over his face. "Get some ice." // "I... I don't know. I don't remember." He winced at the dry towel, trying to pull away from him.-
Tsaaq: Hayley lowered her head. She nodded as she went into the kitchen and went to grab one of the ice trays, breaking then apart and going over to Gabe and holding out the ice tray to him so he could take as many as he needed.
Alexithymiaa: -Gabe opened the towel and let the ice fall into it, wrapping it up and then pressing it to Adam's face. "Alright. We'll figure it out, okay? Just relax. Lay down." He moved to help Adam lay across the couch, resting the ice on his face before turning to Hayley. "C'mere." He turned to walk over into the kitchen, rubbing a hand through his hair and kind of just spinning around uncomfortably.-
Tsaaq: She took whatever was left in the ice tray. She pouted and nodded her head once more, following him into the kitchen and putting the ice tray back in the freezer then turning to him. "Yes?" Hayley asked in a whisper.
Alexithymiaa: -Gabe spun around to face her, clearly distressed and a big swirl of emotions. "What the hell is he talking about?"-
Tsaaq: "This fucking bitch, one day she just showed up to our house and was like 'Oh my god, Adam you're my son! I love you' but she was full of shit." Hayley explained quickly, imitating Gloria. "She's this fucking junkie greedy asshole. She only comes around when she needs money from Adam and I told him to tell her to fuck off but he felt bad for her." She continued to speak in an irritated whisper
Alexithymiaa: -He glanced over at Adam on the couch, staring for a moment before looking back at Hayley. "He never mentioned anything about her. How did she even find him?"-
Tsaaq: Hayley shook her head. "I don't know he said she paid people to find him." She answered. "He didn't say anything because he didn't want to hurt your feelings, or your mom's feelings." She answered in a small voice.
Alexithymiaa: "Hurt our feelings? Why would that hurt our feelings? I think it hurts our feelings more that he didn't say anything about it. When was this? The first time?"-
Tsaaq: She stepped back a little, lowering her head. "I don't know! He felt bad! I didn't know what to say. I didn't want him to even talk to her in the first place." She answered with a little distress in her voice. "I don't know, it was a couple of months ago." She replied unsurely.
Alexithymiaa: "A couple months?" He stammered, gawking at her face and then glancing at Adam again he passed out on the couch. "He's too nice. He's too damn nice."-
Tsaaq: Hayley lowered her head and kept it down, sighing. "He is but-" She started to say. "Isn't that what makes him good?" Hayley asked awkwardly. "Well now, I guess the answer is no because he's all fucked up cause of people taking advantage of it." She whimpered and dropped in one of the dining room chairs.
Alexithymiaa: "There's a balance." He turned to stalk away, clearly flustered and shit before walking back to her. "So what do I do? I have to tell my moms. I have to."-
Tsaaq: She frowned and nodded her head, still feeling shitty. "You should probably tell them before anything else bad happens or worse..." Hayley answered.
Alexithymiaa: "Yeah... they deserve to know the whole story. I just can't believe it's gotten to this point."-
Tsaaq: "Is he going to get in trouble? No right?" Hayley asked him quickly. "Maybe-Maybe you can get a restraining order on Gloria or something?" She stammered as she looked at Gabe.
Alexithymiaa: "He's nineteen... what is he getting in trouble for? For wanting to help someone? For being curious about his biological family? That's not fair." He sighed, sweeping a hand through his hair. "I don't know what I can do. He's better with that stuff."-
Tsaaq: Hayley nodded her head slowly. "He told me he didn't see her as his mom though. He was just being nice..." She told Gabe. "You should call your moms, right? So they know we found him?"
Alexithymiaa: "Yeah...." He dug his hand into his pocket to pull out his phone, hitting the call button to dial his home. Putting it to his ear, he turned to look at Hayley. "Can you just... watch him?"-
Tsaaq: "Of course." She said as she got up from her chair and went over to the couch and sat down beside Adam, lifting his head a little so it could rest in her lap and holding the ice to his head while glancing into the kitchen warily.
Alexithymiaa: -Gabe turned and walked out the back door to stand on the porch, waiting for his mom to answer so he could relay what little information he had to her, but that'll be a long conversation and it's bed time.-
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