Childhood on the isle of the lost

Chapter four

Evie's pov

I looked down to see Carlos was still sleeping I was tempted to look and see what else she's done to him but I didn't I should wait until he trusts me.. I lay in bed just looking at the ceiling for a while to wait for him to get up. Eventually I ended up just waking him up and he was terrified

Carlos' pov

I woke up "no no mom I'm sorry for sleeping in don't hit me!" I looked up to see Evie "oh I'm not at home- wait I'm not at home?! She's gonna kill me!" "Hey hey Carlos chill it's okay.." she said surprisingly really calm "b-but you don't understand.. when I get home she will kill me.." she looked to the ground and I stood up, I put my jacket and shoes on "where are you going?" She asked "home ig, I'll see you at school?" "Yeah I'll see you at school de vil" I grinned and went out her window and ran to hell hall o had to change the bandage on my stomach.. I'll do it later I thought

I hesitated in opening the door but I knew the longer I wait the worse the punishment.. I opened the door and instantly heard the clicking of her heels "where the hell have you been?" I got a slap to the face after it "Uhm I was with Evie..." "Evie? Hmm all night? Dear I think not. Why were you there in the first place" "well Uhm.. because you.. you.." "I what?" She looked to the now blood soaked white shirt I was wearing and look of realisation hit her hard "I didn't.. I didn't stab you did I?.." I stayed silent and walked up to my room and shut the door

Just as I thought she didn't remember she was obviously drunk she wouldn't stab me sober would she?.. I took off my jacket and shirt to see the blood soaked through the bandage wrapped around my back and stomach great I looked in my drawer and I'm so thankful I keep spare bandage im there. I took the old one off "aghhh" I groaned in pain I put the old bandage on the floor as I put the new one on. I put a new shirt on and picked the old shirt and bandage up and put them in the bin in my room, k sat on my bed and stared at the ceiling just hoping she wouldn't come in and kill me or something

Someone did in fact come into my room but through the window, two men one who was tall and rather skinny and the other shorter and not so skinny "AHHH WHO ARE YOU?!" "Shut up kid!" I screamed and ran out of my room, jumping the entire staircase and the look on my moms face "how did you- why are you screaming?!" Out of breath I managed to get out "Two men just came into my room through the window" as I was explaining they came down the stairs and mom pulled me behind her.. protectively? What the hell? My head was racing with thoughts

"What are you two doing here?" "You have a kid?" They said in unison "he's a fast one to" the tall one said "shut up Jasper" she said "did he jump the stair case?" "Yes Horace he did witch is scary" Jasper said they waked down the stairs and Jasper looked at me "how old are you mate?" My mum moved out of the way "I'm thirteen" he was shocked he looked at my mum "what?" "He's thirteen and can run like that?" "Living here you'd wanna be fast." I said "you get caught here your as good as dead" they looked at me "how do you know?" "I live on an island the only thing you can do is steal and run away" mum looked at me seeing why I wasn't scared talking to him. Guess it's just how he talks and he doesn't look scary

"Boys go to the living room" "yes ma'am" they walked off "how are your legs not broken?" "I have absolutely no clue" "upstairs go" "yes mum" "and lock your window Carlos" "will do.." I thought I was gonna die oh my god who are they? How do they know mum? Why did they come through my window of all places? Are they just as cruel as her? I was asking so many questions in my head and was thinking I was going to get an answer I entered my room and mal, jay and Evie were there "hello?"

Mals pov

"Sup de vil" I said "what are you guys doing here?" He asked "get your jacket on and put on some shoes" jay told him I knew we were older but how older were we "how old are you Carlos?" I asked "me? Oh I'm thirteen" hes thirteen? "Same" Evie said me and jay were almost fifteen so they were the youngest. He got on his jacket and put shoes on "come on" I said as I climbed back out his window along with jay and Evie.

Carlos' pov

I climbed out the window and mum saw through the downstairs window "uh oh" "Come on man!" Jay shouted and I ran "where are we going?" "You'll see" mal said as we came up to a place o recognised "why are we here?" I asked "come on" Evie said as she pulled my arm and we were going up the stairs, mal threw me a can of black spray paint "put your name and something that you think symbolises you" she said "alright" I sprayed my name and the logo that's on my jackets "wow that's some pretty good detail" mal said

"Uhm thanks? But why am I doing this?" "Well look around there's now four signatures here" wait did she just hint that I'm their friend and I'm their friend group now? "Wait so?" "Welcome to the gang buddy" jay said and for the first time in a while I smiled I felt like these people were more then just my friends I think they understand that our parents will never change and we are stronger together, because we're rotten. To the core.