"AC," Brian asked,"what's going on?"

Everyone else entered the room. I put the video down.

"You really want to know?" I asked and everyone shook their heads yes.

"OK," I began,"when I was 8 my parents started drinking. Not just 1 or 2 but tons and they would get really drunk. Then they would hit me. Never my brother or sister but always me. When I asked to join the band they were drunk. I told them to go to sleep and answer me in the morning when they weren't drunk. Then they started hitting me. The next morning they told me I could join so I left and haven't seen them since. I'm fine now. I live with people who love me and don't hurt me. I only get nervous about touch occasionally now and that was the first nightmare I've had in 6 months."

"You're really fine?" Brian asked.

I smiled at him and told him,"I'm surrounded by people who love me of course I am."

Everyone gave me a hug good night and left to go to sleep except Ashley, Nick, and Brian.

I started the movie. Ashley and Nick sat on the floor while Brian sat on the couch with me. We fell asleep that way and I had a long dreamless sleep.