I sit on the hard wooden chair. The only thing more uncomfortable than the chair is the unpleasant silence that lingers around the diner table. I look at my food, the silence making my appetite vanish. So instead I point a my index finger at the dish and slowly shadows rap around my finger and extended out into a bulb-like shape that tears itself a mouth. It began to devour the food that lay out in front of me. 'Ah much better' Despite the lack of taste the nutrients and energy remain for me, unfortunately I could only do so much as I had unintentionally caught the attention of something creepier than anything I could do. My mother slams her hands down causing the table to shift its position with the force in her hands. "ALLEN VIEW! WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!" My mother yells I've been caught,I can't deny it. I've been caught after all, the best thing for me now is to suck up to this furious beast.but All I can do is lower my head as she continues to yell "how many times do we need to talk about this! You are forbidden from doing this creepy shadow stuff." her words don't make much sense but I don't know what this ability of mine is either so I can't blame her. She gives a look at my father who is feasting on his food like a fly hurrying to eat before it gets swatted away. Her expression changes to that of disgust and anger "your just going to gorge yourself like some glutton" he jumps not wanting to fuel mothers rage and especially not redirect it towards himself "Yes you're right hun Allen you should really listen to us we have rules in place for a reason there to protect you". What he said sparked an unexpected anger in me as I slammed my fist on the table before I could stop myself "Protect me from what damit" I covered my mouth realizing what I had said though a question I've had since birth I would never bring myself to ask. My mother looks at me with her caramel colored eyes. I try my best to read them but it's no use. She walks over to me but rather than the expected anger she gives a hug her soft hands reach around me tight the, and here smell that carrying my head up to her "Allen I understand that whatever it is you have is a part of you and it must be suffocating not to explore that part of yourself but understand that if someone were to find out you could be taken away it's not normal who knows what they would do to you." she pauses with a look of anguish on her face as if the mere thought of her son being taken was too much. The guilt of looking at that face stung far too much. I had to do something for her. I hug her tightly, hiding the guilt on my face will comfort my mother from her thoughts"ok. I'm sorry Mom I don't mean to get so mad" She pinches my cheeks "It's alright my little handful full" She says with the most beautiful smile. A smile that could evaporate my being if I got too close. And with that smile her gorgeous caramel eyes and light brown hair im always reminded of her beauty it's always something that will surprise even me she's beautiful in ever sense my dad always talked about how "lucky a man he is" especially considering how average my father is in appearance but he was still charming enough to win her over and with my mother's appearance she could have stolen the heart of even gods her beautiful is far beyond normal standards even when yelling at me she's stunning. But this joyful moment was ruined only by a small thorn. My little sister looked at us and asked a simple question "what does damnit mean." my mother pauses, the smile vanishes, a face of anger now replacing it as she looks at me, the soft cheek pinches now turn into a twist "ow ow mom!" I say as my cheeks are pinched harder "don't ow me. You're grounded!". I lay in my bed rubbing my cheek. The red sore will haunt me for a bit but as things couldn't get worse my little sister comes into my room "brother?" She says with incense that is only meant for a child her age "what is getting me grounded, not enough." She walks in with a sadness in her eyes, rather than feeling guilt from seeing her sad eyes. It made my anger boiled even more because her appearance mimicked that of our mothers some brown milky hair, the same Caramel eyes that you could get stuck in. I was so very jealous of her. "Well what is it? Speak up?" She looks at the ground fidgeting. With her fingers. She speaks up, her voice shakes like she's going to cry "I'm sorry I got you in trouble" she stutters through her words. I let out a long sigh as I calm myself down and stretch out my arms "come here" she pauses, staring at me confused slightly I stare at her in a long silence before getting annoyed "this is an invitation accept it before I pull my hands away." Her face lights up with the happiest smile I've ever seen and she runs into my arms. Her warmth matched the coldness of my body. I can't help but smile despite how I act around her. I can't help but love her. She's a treasure to me. "Why say sorry you did nothing wrong" She holds onto me, her hands tiny compared to mine "I just don't want you to hate me" I pause her words hit harder than they should have. I look at her before I give her the warmest smile I can must it isn't as perfect as mother's but it's still warm enough to melt snow "I could never hate you you don't need to worry a thing" I put my hand ruffling her hair as she swipes her tiny arms ate me to get me to stop "alright shouldn't you head to bed its a bit late don't you think" she gives a nervous look before crawling her small self into my bed "you can't sleep in my room "she doesn't look in my direction she just sits there in silence but it's still effective for getting me to do as she ask "fine"her head darts up she get an excited gleam in her eye "really? well can you read me a story first" she basically jumping on my bed at this point "I don't have books though" she gives a nervous look "actually can you read me one of your stories" I glare at her how could she have know about that "you've boon snooping in my room." She looked at me with slight water in her eyes "no I was looking for you and you left one on the desk I read it and I really liked it so I wanted you to…" she trails off. I let out a sigh. All I can do to cheer her up now is to agree to her request. I sigh and think to myself 'Manipulative runt' well I'm the one falling for it. I sit right next to her as I think back to my book "alright then once upon a time there was a beautiful princes beautiful princess that lived atop a tower but because of its hight no one would meet the princes until a small dragon came at first there's princes was frightened but after spending time with the dragon they would begin to fall in love until one day the dragon dint return the princess began to worry until she worked up the course to climb down the tower she slowly made her way suffering from both the cold and scrapes from the rocky tower till she reaches the bottom we're she finds the dragon cut and beat she ran to him with tears in her eyes crying his name she kissed him and at that moment a glow surround the dragon then she would now be faced with not a dragon but a beautiful man in witch they would build a home together and start a family the end" I turn over to see her sound asleep completely at peace I can't help but smile as the feeling of sleep would wash over me and I would lay down and embrace it. My mother would walk in with worry on her face "Allen Delilah is missing have yo- " she interrupted by the beautiful scene of her children fast asleep she smiles and leaves the room silently along them longer rest.
