The Run-away... {Open}

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History:
Jimmy was living a great life, until about three years ago, when his parents started drinking heavily. They then started abusing the boy, physically, and emotionally. He'd wake up in the mornings, to his father standing there. As soon as the boy would stand up, his Dad would start hitting him. He would get hit from both parents all day, until he was finally able to go to sleep. This abuse took it's toll on the boy, and as he aged, he did not grow much. The fact that they barely fed Jimmy, and neglected his basic needs, made it so he was very small for his age.

When he was finally fed up with the abuse, Jimmy decided to run away. This was shortly after he turned eight. After almost a month on the streets, he soon learned that he could not survive on his own. He returned home, to find that his house had been burned down. He found out that his parents had died in the fire. Left with no one and nowhere to go, the boy returned to living on the streets.

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Now - One month Later:

Jimmy Knight was running as fast as he could. He was dirty, his clothes ripped almost to shreds, and his hair looked like it would take a pitch fork to comb. He had been on the streets for well over a month, and was now running away from a guy that wanted to hurt him.

The eight year old boy ducked down an alley and dived behind a dumpster. As he sat there and caught his breath, he thought about the last month. After running away from his parents, who had been beating him every day of his life, and being on the streets for two weeks, he had tried to go home. He had no idea how to survive, so he had given up.

When he had gotten home, he saw that his house had burned to the ground, and no sign of his parents. From what he had heard, they must have been in the house when it burned down. He had been on the streets since then, doing what he could to survive. No small feat for an eight year old.

Jimmy heard the guy that was chasing him cuss, then run off down the street. Since he was now as safe as he could be, he stepped out from behind the dumpster. Jimmy started feeling hungry, so he walked back to the street and saw a vender that stepped away from his cart. He ran over and grabbed a bag of chips and started to walk off, when a hand grabbed his arm. He looked up and saw a police man there. Jimmy dropped the bag of chips, and gulped, knowing that he was now in a world of trouble.

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Hayduan trudged through the streets. Her eyes whipped from this way to that, and got stuck on a particularly scruffy-looking child. Poor thing! I wonder what they're doing out on the streets? Sniffing, Hay inched closer for a better examination.

"'Ay, you!" a rough, thick voice bellowed.
"What has he done?" Hayduan bellowed back. Sinister, beady eyes locked their icy gaze onto Hay. Frightened, she picked up her feet and backed away as the cop began marching towards her with confident, cackling strides. Her eyes wider than Nikki Manaj's seat would be, Hayduan flung her pale hands into the air as a gun was pulled out. Then, she realized the gun was aiming at the boy, not her.
"I said, what has he done? Why are you after him?"
"Ye don't give up easy, do ya?"
"No. I never had. I don't give up." A sad gaze clouded her hazel pools for a moment, and then cleared.
"Well 'den, you're in trouble missus!" An eyebrow arched above Hayduan's pupil, giving the cop an 'Oh really?' glance.

Suddenly, Hayduan began rushing towards the small boy, feeling sorry for him. Almost there... She just needed to grab him and take him away now. But was this something Hayduan would regret, perhaps?

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yay got it together c:

Made by Riley at THQ!

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Jimmy watched the confrontation between the woman and the cop. He had no idea why this cop was like he was, but the cop scared him badly. The boy felt shame, as the front of his pants got wet, after the cop pulled the gun and pointed it at him. He'd never had a gun pointed at him before, and the small boy hoped the cop was not going to shoot him. Jimmy's eyes glazed over for a bit, as he looked at the situation, and thought of what to do. Time seemed to have stopped for the boy, as he quickly set into motion something that was natural to him, but may not be to others.

As time stood still for him, Jimmy moved quickly, and kicked the cop in the groin, and grabbed the gun as the cop dropped it. He saw the woman running his way, and in an instant, he knew he could trust her. He looked back at the cop, doubled over in pain, and made a thought in his head as time seemed to return to normal for him.

Jimmy then waved at the woman, and shouted, "Follow me!" as he took off down the street. The boy turned down a side street, and hid behind a car, waiting for the woman to catch up. As he waited, he knew that cop would not take chase, not knowing how he knew, but knowing it all the same. It was a strange ability to know things, that this small boy had, but he knew to trust it, even if he did not understand it.

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An algid wind picked up a mud-encrusted wrapper as Hayduan panted after the boy.

"Follow me!" he had yelled. Hay began racing towards him, but her mind was racing faster. Who is this boy? What does he want? What's he doing out here? The streets are no place for a child! Sadly, Hayduan had learnt that the hard way.

After what felt like a century or two, she reached the boy, panting and exhausted.
"What's your name? Who are you? I'm Hayduan Jeewaiz. I know it sounds like a boy's name but..." Her voice trailed off, wondering if she should tell him yet. A chilly breeze pierced Hay's side like a knife. "Anyway, what are you doing out here, alone? Where are your parents?" she enquired, ignoring what she just said.

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Jimmy looked as the woman caught up to him. The boy was a mess, and was wondering why this woman took an interest in him. However, he also knew somehow, that he could trust her. He sat there, as she panted, and asked questions and told her name. He had no idea why she'd state the name was a boy's name, but that was more likely because he'd never heard that name before. He looked down at his feet, as he said in a small voice, "Jimmy. Jimmy Knight. I'm eight years old. My parents?" The small boy's face showed the pain of that question. He wondered what to tell her, never knowing what to say to people about them.

Then, he just started to blurt out his story, not knowing why he was, but just doing it. He told of the perfect family, until his parents started drinking, and hurting him. He told of finally running away, and not lasting long, before giving up due to not knowing how to survive. Jimmy told of finding his home burned to the ground, when he had tried to return home, and the news that people were talking about, that his abusive parents died in the fire.

After he told her all that, he stared at the ground, not knowing what to say or do, as the tears flowed down his face. The boy really had no idea what was going to happen, but he did know one thing. He was doing a lousy job of trying to take care of himself, and he just wanted to be what he was, a kid. He did not want to keep traveling around, all alone and scared all the time. He did not want to be stealing just to get food so he could survive. He just wanted to have a purpose and to be a kid somewhere where he'd be cared for, and loved. He was tired of the way the last month had been and he was just tired period. His eyes started to close, as the tiredness hit him hard.

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HAYDUAN ▪ @jimmyknight ▪ SORRY THAT I KEEP SWITCHING TEMPLATES LOL

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ayduan stared at the scrawny boy. Poor him! She wondered what she would do at his age without parents. Not much, most likely.
"I'm so sorry Jimmy Knight. I had to live on the streets as a child too. Well, as a teenager." She hoped that Jimmy would not enquire further as she began looking away. "Uh, I could take you in if you like. I have a flat. I'm afraid it might be a bit of a squeeze, and you might have to sleep on the sofa for the first week or so, but I'll try get a place together for you." A small, but kind smile danced across her sharp face as Hayduan put her arm around Jimmy. "No child, especially not your age should have to be on the streets." She glanced at her watch. "You must be tired. It's late. Let's head back now, and you can rest."

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Jimmy looked at her as she talked, and wondered what it would be like. The boy then pulled away from her, after enjoying the arm around him. He knew he was filthy and smelly, and was afraid that he'd get her dirty, and she'd get mad at him. He smiled up at her, and said, "That would be awesome! Jimmy then thought about things, and asked her about where they'd get some things for him, since he'd lost all he owned. The clothes he was wearing, were so thin and full of holes, he knew his skin and underpants were showing to the whole world.

"Um, me thinks me needs clothes, and a bath!" He said to her, wondering what he'd do, when his scars and bruises were finally noticed by someone. The boy also wondered how things would be, from now on, and how she would deal with him, and how he was. He knew from his parents, that he was a very bad boy, even though he never remembered doing anything he'd thought was bad. Jimmy, at his age, did not understand that all his parents said about him, were lies, and so he believed them all, without fault. This left the boy an emotional mess, and he was scared of basically everything, but tried not to show it.

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smile crept across Hayduan's face.
"Well, we'd better hurry then. I have some boy's clothes; a bit big, but they'll do. And I don't have a bath, I'm afraid. You'll have to make do with a shower. I'm saving up for this nice-looking bath right now," she explained. Taking off her shawl, she draped it around Jimmy's shoulders to keep the boy warm and led him to her flat.

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After some walking, the pair arrived at Hay's humble abode. Pointing towards the bathroom, Hayduan told Jimmy; "You can go in there; don't get undressed yet, I'll grab you some clothes." She gently patted him on the back, and took out some old, dusty clothes-but they were still more legible than Jimmy's current outfit.

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During the walk, Jimmy wondered what the place would look like. He also wondered what she'd say, when she saw his scars and bruises. Then the boy started to think of what was going to happen in the future, what he'd do, if he'd be stuck in school. He really did not mind school, as long as the bullies left him alone. However, he felt that was not going to happen, thanks to how his life had been.

Inside her place, Jimmy looked around a bit, but was too unfocused to really see much at the time. He entered the bathroom and waited for her. While in there, the boy looked into the mirror, for the first time in almost the whole month he was on the street. That month, was not very nice to him, it appeared. The boy's normally fair skin, looked dark with dirt and grime, and tiredness was all over his face. Jimmy sat down on the toilet seat, and quietly waited for her to return.

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ighing, Hayduan deposited the clothes next to the boy.
"You have a shower now, and I'll prepare dinner. I'm afraid I wasn't prepared for a boy to come to live with me, so it'll be nothing grand. Just a ready meal spaghetti for you, and I'll have myself a salad." She ran her fingers through her tangled locks, and seated herself upon the lumpy sofa. I guess I didn't really know what I was doing, taking in a stranger like that. But what's done is done, and anyway, nobody deserves to live on the street. But what if he was lying about all that? Well, if he was he should become an actor because it was very convincing. Her thoughts were raging harder than the storm outside; it was raining, and you could hear the splatter of raindrops from the above flat's leaking ceiling, right onto their floor and dampening the ceiling.

Hayduan didn't possess much; just a tiny television and an old mobile technology-wise. Her flat was furnished minimalistically; a beige, lumpy, uncomfortable sofa with a table and a TV on top on the other side of the room, a dark wooden coffee table in between, and a small kitchen area with a tiny table; it was only intended for one, but four could be squeezed in probably if they didn't mind a squash. An enormous glass window was on the right-hand side if you faced the telly, and curtains sat either side of it. In the hallway where you entered were two doors; one led to the cramped, overcrowded bedroom and another lead to the bathroom where Jimmy was showering right now.

In the bedroom was a black-and-white bed single bed in the far right-hand corner from the door, and a bedside table on the left of it beside the pillow, against the wall. Then there was a tiny wardrobe that probably possessed no clothes, and finally a little storage unit where Hay kept things that were important to her. The floor was a swirled pattern alternating between black and white, and the walls were dark grey with small strips of black spaced out evenly.

The bathroom consisted of merely tiles, a white tiled shower, a ceramic sink, and a white mainly-plastic toilet.

Overall, Hayduan's house was nothing special at all.

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Jimmy undressed and took a shower. After he was clean, he dried off and put on the clothes she had given him. The pants were very loose on him, and as he went out and stood in front of her, they fell and he had to quickly pull them up. The boy looked at her, then started to look around the place. As he took a couple steps, a wave of tiredness hit him hard, and he collapsed onto the floor.

As he was falling, time again seemed to slow down for him, and his hyper-awareness kicked in. He heard things that others more likely would not hear, or if did, would not pay enough attention to even truly notice. In his state, however, he heard it, and he knew what the sound was, although, he knew not where it was, or why that sound would be close to him. Then, as time started to return to normal, it hit the boy what the sound was, and he tried hard to locate the origins of the bomb he heard.

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HAYDUAN JEEWAIZ ▪ @jimmyknight ▪ Sorry about not posting D:

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ayduan looked at Jimmy, watching his turquoise oceans illuminate upon a distant item. They then unfocused, and were 'back'.
"Jimmy? Are you alright?" Fear tickled her back as she rested her arm upon Jimmy's shoulder yet again. Something was telling Hay that things were not quite right, and Jimmy perhaps knew it. "If there's trouble, do tell me please. I can probably do something about it to help you," she explained anxiously. Jimmy's eyebrows were furrowed hard in thought, probably deciphering whatever he just discovered. Something told Hay that Jimmy was a very special boy, and his abilities could do some wondrous things if nurtured properly.

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"Um, we have a problem." Jimmy said, matter of factly. "I don't know how to explain this, but you need to believe me. There's a bomb nearby. I can't tell the exact location, but I can try to lead us to the area. If get closer, I can get a lock on it. Don't worry, it wont blow up for another few hours, so we have time to find it and get rid of it."

The boy started looking around, trying to figure out all he'd sensed, and he walked towards the wall. He stood there, and waited for her reply, and wondered what she was going to say about him. He mumbled under his breath, not knowing he was doing so, and doing it loud enough that she could hear. "I hope she don't think me's a freak. But me dunno about how me knows these things."

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shocked gasp pierced the icy air. Then Hayduan turned suspiciously towards Jimmy.
"Please, Jimmy. This isn't a game. Bombs are serious things, you know. Go sit in the bathroom now and think about what you've done," she snapped coldly. I don't get fooled that easily. She had heard what he had muttered, but Hay was certain it was to try freak her out. Irritated, she marched to the kitchen and started preparing dinner. A pang of regret washed over her, realizing she was a bit tough with the boy. But how else was he supposed to learn?

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The boy was dismayed that she did not believe him, and did as he was told, scared about what was soon to happen. As he stood there, he started to sense that feeling again, and as his senses focused more than usual, he realized the mistake he'd made. As time returned, he ran from the bathroom, and just as the explosion shook the flat, and one wall fell, the bot dove into the kitchen, the pants too big for him, falling as he slid under the table.

Coming to a stop, with a loud bang of his head hitting the wall, the boy screamed in pain. He got to his feet, unsteady, and kicked his feet free of the pants and looked at Hayduan. In a small voice, he said, "Me's sorry, me was wrong." Jimmy then took a step and collapsed.