Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 13:47:37 -0800 From: Liquid Dream <hot_n_sexy1290@hotmail.com> Subject: Final Acts/ Part 1 Disclaimer: This story is completely fictional. All similarities with this to actual people or places is purely coincidental. Harry Potter is a registered trademark of J.K. Rowling and all references to her works are done so without official recognition. If you find stories of homoerotic or adult-boy sexuality offensive, please cease reading and hit the "back" button of your browser. In all other cases, enjoy. Note from the author: Hey everyone, Liquid Dream here, back from a long, long break from writing. You may remember me from such stories as "Brian and Steve", "Forever Together", or "Fun at Placer Elementary" (all of which are in the "Young Friends" section). Well, here comes a new work. Again, this will be very darkly toned with a lot of emotional moments and a tear-jerking ending, much like "Brian and Steve", but with a different spin, I've broken away from teen-teen relationships for a moment. This will focus on the relationship between an adult and a 12-year-old boy. I hope you enjoy. Final Acts Part One: A Victim Turned Hero He was a very attractive man. Tall, but not gangly, fair skinned, but not deathly pale, solid, but not fat. At 21-years-old, Anthony Gregorio had come farther than he had hoped for himself in his three years out of high school. Anthony had been a troubled teen from a broken home. Nightly he would receive a beating from his drunken father, all the while hearing profanities screamed at him by his half-naked slob of a mother. This hell went on until he graduated. He left that horrible place and never returned. Over the next year and a half he worked odd jobs around town, scraped up what education he could, and lived with multiple friends. Then, he managed to land a solid job. Somehow, by the grace of some being, he was able to get a government job working for the Child Protection Agency. Finally, he would have a chance to help those that were like he had been. Everyone in the agency liked Anthony, he was always polite, and he seemed to be very passionate about his job, but no one could understand why. Over the next year, he made a name for himself among the agency. He was the model worker. Then, he was assigned to a very disturbing case. The call came in at about 7 in the morning. Anthony sat at his desk, reviewing the Harris case, where a child had been starved by his mother for 3 days. His boss, Sarah Brightman knocked on his door. "Come in," he said, still closely studying the file. Sarah opened the door and walked in. Anthony looked up and smiled. "Hello, Ms. Brightman. I was just about to send this file over to you," he said. "No, Tony, this isn't about the Harris case. I'm having Romero take over that one. I have a new case... One I think you should handle," she said, her voice oddly shaky. "Oh, of course. Why's this one been saved for me?" he asked. Sarah pulled a file out from her briefcase. "I'd rather not discuss it. I would greatly appreciate it if you would just read on the file," she said, her tone definitely getting more shaky, almost like she was going to cry. "Oh, alright. I'll do that right away. Here's the Harris file," he said, looking directly into her eyes while they traded files. As she was exiting the room, she turned to speak. "Oh, Anthony, if you don't feel up to this, just come and tell me..." she said, genuinely concerned. "Thank you. I'll do my best," he said, getting more and more suspicious. She exited to room and Anthony stared out after her for a few moments. "What could be so bad that she would have to act like that?" he asked himself. He looked down at the file and read the title, "Skyler, Trenton". He took a deep breath as he prepared to open the file. "Jesus Christ!" he exclaimed under his breath as he saw the picture at the top of the pile of papers in the folder. There was the face shot of a boy, no more than 12-years-old, his face was bruised and his eyes...his eyes...they were...gone. Where they should have been, there were two bloody mounds of burned flesh. He closed the file and swiftly walked to the bathroom. As he convulsed into the toilet, the image of that child never once left his mind's eye. He stumbled to the sink and splashed some cool water onto his face. He looked at himself in the mirror and dried his now pale face with a paper towel. Slowly, he walked back to his office. He stared at the closed file for 5 minutes before working up the courage to open it again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLICE REPORT Name: Trenton Skyler Age: 12 Height: 5' 4" Weight: 100 Hair: Blonde Eyes: See report. Report: Police were dispatched to 7649 Grover Street when a call was received from a woman stating that there was screaming coming from her neighbor's house. Upon entering the house, a young boy, later identified as Trenton was found curled up on the living room floor, grasping his face and screaming. His parents were found in the bedroom having sexual intercourse. Once we were able to get Trenton to listen to us, he pleaded for help as he removed his hands from his face. What we discovered was very disturbing. The boy's eyes had been burned out with a car cigarette lighter. He explained that he had walked in on his parents while they were having sex and his father was furious. Trenton says his father said, "I'll make sure you'll never peep on anyone again!" then proceeded to burn out the child's eyes. An ambulance was immediately called out, and he was taken for emergency care. His parents were taken to the local police station and have, as of yet, been held without bail. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anthony read on into the other papers in pure horror. The child had been in the hospital for two days now. Anthony felt tears trailing down his face as he finished reading the contents of the folder. He knew what he had to do. Grabbing his pen, notebook and car keys, he set off for Rosewood Children's Hospital. Note: I know this was short, but I want to get some feedback before committing to anything new. Send your questions, comments, etc, to hot_n_sexy1290@hotmail.com. Be brutal with your critiques, people. Talk to y'all soon. ;) Liquid Dream ;)