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Clu couldn’t believe that him and Kendall had made it an official thing so soon after the whole ordeal or the fact that Keeley was okay with it. But in the back of his mind he knew one person in his life wouldn’t be and he was about to face him head on when he entered their house after his date. “Clu Davies, you went to see that Tate girl. I thought I told you she didn’t want you.” Larkin’s voice was edged with poison. “It was just to say goodbye, daddy.” Clu lied hoping he wouldn’t get in more trouble. “Goodbye my ass, Clu. I have a witness that saw you two kissing in the park. March down to the basement right now.” Clu wanted to protest but he knew how that would go with his father. The same as it always went. He also wondered who his father had as a witness as he slowly marched the familiar way to the lab. “I don’t know what I’m going to do with you. I’m at my wits end.” Larkin said as he entered the basement. “I try my best to protect you and you disobey me time and time again.” Clu chewed on the inside of his lip as he listened to his father. He wished he was anywhere else right now but he knew if he wasn’t the one getting the punishment either Carey or Kenny would be down there instead and he couldn’t have that so instead Clu went to his safe place in his mind. Larkin started by strapping his son to the table like normal and next worked on sedating him. Meanwhile Clu was with Kendall far away from the hands of his father and he was happy for once in his life. He saw his whole future with her now. This cycle of punishment lasted for an entire month. When Clu finally was allowed to wake up he was nothing like what he had been before. He was weak and had all the tubes you could think of connected to him. He looked around he was definitely in his room so he tried his best to get out of his bed falling straight to the ground. At the thud all of his siblings came rushing into his room. “Oh my god,Clu.” Clarke cried out at the sight of her brother on the floor. Carson and Carey helped him up gently placing him back in his bed. “I’m calling Keeley and this ends now. We lost you once while he had you down there for a month,Clu Davies. I’m not breaking my promise again.” Carey said with tears in his eyes as he looked to his brother. “I told you we needed to break the cycle. The only way I know how is to get you away from him.” Clarke held her brothers hand which currently looked so little compared to hers. “H-ho-how’s K-Ken-Kenny?” His first words out of his mouth as he looked at his siblings. “I’m fine. Don’t—“ he started but stopped as Carson brought a mirror over to show him himself. “I’m gonna die.” He said tears and fear evident. And as much as he didn’t want Kendall to see him like this he really thought it was the end for him and he needed to say goodbye to her. “Take me to Kenny. I need to see her.” Carey simply nodded that he would take him to her and then the hospital with Keeley’s help he had faith that Larkin would not get his brother this time. Carey also let out an unnoticed sigh of relief that Clu hadn’t heard him say we lost you once because he was already consumed by the night that Larkin ran upstairs to get him to help bring Clu back. He didn’t have it in him to go through that again. He had developed a new fear and it was costing him sleep. He would tell Clu when the time was right but for now the teen needed his help and that’s what he was gonna do.