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Caleb's POV

As we approached out destination  I took in a deep breath to calm myself for what was to come. Not realizing Max was ready to drop me off at the front of the mansion, I closed my eyes and meditated for a bit.

With anxiety filling me I slowly walked outside the car and walked towards the doors. Not completely ready to face my father, I turn around and see Max driving off the garage to park the car. As they get out I see a sorrowful look in their eyes. Knowing I probably look the same, I turn around mustering all my strength and ring the door bell.

A voice comes on in the inner com and I get shivers down my spine knowing exactly who it is. "About time" when the cold voice finishes it's statement the doors start to open. As my feet walk inside, my mind runs away from my nightmares that turn into a reality every time I open my eyes.

Getting back to reality, I freeze at the sight of my father. Although I have said a thousand time to reassure Max and myself that I am used to this, I'm not. Knowing that I am stronger doesn't help, because that means having a way to do defend myself yet not doing it, makes it seem as though I enjoy this. And I hate that.

Snapping out of my thoughts once again, I feel my father cares my face with his left hand stopping me from trembling and control myself. "Have you seen what's trending on the internet?" I shake my head and reply steadily "No, sir". Nodding he turns around and I release a breath I didn't know I was holding in.

A few seconds after he starts walking in the direction of his office. "Come with me" without any further questions I follow him, inspecting everything on the way and inside his office. Never having been in here, I was surprised to see all of the advanced technology in there.

Although I wasn't surprised to  see that his office was about four times bigger than my room. Should it even be called an office? It was more like a whole house. The area around me darkened, not allowing me to study it as much as I wanted to.

Suddenly, there was a video of me playing on all four walls. Not knowing where to look I moved my head towards all four walls while walking towards the middle, not noticing my father move to behind his desk.

The video took place in Mike's house, there was a party. Out of nowhere, someone started moaning. Not recognizing who it was at first, someone lowered the volume of the music and everyone started moving towards a giant TV. After a few seconds, the camera focused, revealing what had happened a few hours ago.

No longer having any strength in my limbs, I fall to the floor right there in my father's office, feeling my whole world fall apart right before my eyes. I could fix this- I know I could-. But, at what cost? As the video ended I felt my father put his hand on my shoulder.