A kit in need
My name is Jonathan and I have been abandoned. My parents left me in an alleyway the day after I turned five. I was walking for two days before a kind woman picked me up on the side of the road. She asked for my address so I gave it to her and she took me there.
My father was the one to answer the door and he welcomed her in but when I was coming through the door he slammed it onto my tail. I yelped loudly in pain as I felt one of the bones crack. "Are you okay?" she asked as she ran to my side. "He's perfectly fine. Isn't that right boy?" he asked me with a stern gaze that I know all to well. It was the gaze that warned me if I didn't give him the right answer he'd beat me and each time it would be more and more sever until he finally got what he wanted. "Yes ma'am, I'm fine." I choked out through the tears streaming from my eyes.
"Why don't you come in here and have a seat while I go get my wife Mrs..." "Jones. My name is Summer Jones." "Alright Mrs. Jones, I'll go get my wife while you wait here. If you need anything he'll get it for you." he told her while pointing his thumb back at me and leaving up the stairs. "Thank you sir but I'm fine." she said after sitting down on the couch. "So, what's your name?" "It's Jonathan ma'am." "Why are you sitting one the floor? Come on and sit with me." she asked while patting the seat beside her. "No thank you ma'am." "Come on. You've been uncomfortable for a while so why don't you sit down?" "Because I don't want to." I said in a slightly louder voice than normal.
"Are you bothering this young woman?" my mother asked as she came down the stairs. "No, I wasn't bothering her." "You will address me a ma'am when you answer me!" she exclaimed before smacking me hard on the muzzle, knocking me down. "Yes ma'am, I'm sorry. Please forgive me." "Don't hit him, he's just a child." Summer said while rushing to help me to my feet. "Don't tell me how to raise my child you bitch! I'll do whatever the hell I want to him! If it wasn't for your meddling he would be dead and out of our way." "I'm not going to put up with you people and I can't believe anyone could!" She walked out the door and slammed it behind her.
After a moment I felt someone jerk me up by the scruff of my neck and opened the door. "Don't forget this thing!" dad yelled after her before throwing me into the driveway, sliding me a couple feet over the gravel before coming to a stop. I looked back to see him standing in the door with a big grin on his muzzle before he slammed the door shut. "Come on, let's get you away from them." Summer said with concern in her voice while helping me to her car.
"Where are we going?" "I can't take care of a kit right now so we'll have to find an orphanage for you. Before we can do that though I'll have to get you a checkup so that they know you're healthy." "Okay." I sadly said as I leaned against the window and drifted off to sleep.