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The night tweeks parents got busted for putting meth in their coffee was the night before he planned to run. His parents had never really been ‘parents’ to the boy to him they were always his bosses, the moment tweek tweak was able to walk he had been forced to work at the coffee shop ‘tweek bros coffee’ named after him. At first, he just cleaned small messes and walked around but once he reached five, he was taking orders and making the coffee, 7 he was stocking and getting the ‘special ingredient’. The moment he was eight he was clearly addicted. Unfortunately for him the town did not care about the safety of children, he was not only treated like that at work but at home was worse. His parents admittedly only had him for the social status he was treated like an object never as human. His father knew better than to hurt tweek at least where visible as someone would notice if he had such thing as a black eye right? Because of that the poor blonde had undergone abuse only where it would never be seen, he was drugged all the time. Yet he told nobody.
This has gone on for years until he turned twelve, when a beautiful monotone boy with a blue chullo hat entered his life. Now a year later at 13 the two boys are dating they are in craigs bedroom getting ready for bed, tweek always insisted on staying over at craigs of course he didn’t mind he loved his boyfriend but does question why tweek never invited him over to his house especially when he knew his own parents were assholes most of the time. But today he had questions.
Craig POV: As tweek was getting changed craig looked over something he would never do but this time he just wanted to ask tweek for some boxers, as he had forgotten to grab some before walking to his side of the room to change. Which was also something tweek always had them do he always assumed tweek was just embarrassed. As he looked over, he saw something absolutely horrific. “Hey tweek can your ha- Holy shit!?” he stood there staring at tweeks bare back and legs coated in fresh bruises and scars the boy was completely black and blue in every area he had never let craig see before. The moment tweek had realized craig had seen he panicked “Craig I-I can explain it its I fell you see” he continued rambling on while craig just stared concern growing greater the more tweek made excuses. “Tweek. Who did this to you? Is this why you’ve never let me see you shirtless? Cause that clearly did not happen because of a ‘fall’.”
Tweek POV: He saw. How can I get out of this.. he twitched. “AgK crAig itS” he couldn’t calm down. He was no longer comfortable he was scared how would craig react if we told him the truth, would he leave him? While all these thoughts rapidly coursed through his head he felt a cold hand placed gently on his shoulders. “Oh honey…” he pulled me into an embrace I layed my head on his shoulder enjoying a moment of comfort from the monotoned boy..maybe I can tell him. “Who did this to you?” craig repeated, “my father, my mother too most of this isn’t from her though...” I was speaking close to a whisper but loud enough craig could hear the majority.
Craig POV: hearing tweek admit his parents have been hurting him broke me. My own boyfriend being beat and not even knowing not seeing the signs everything makes since now. Why he wouldn’t want sleepovers at his house, so worried about being at work exactly on time or home on time… why he didn’t like people yelling or touching him randomly. I have been complaining about my parents when they are nowhere near that bad, I’m going to help him I have to. “Tweek. Let’s run away.”
“What?” this caught tweek off guard but ‘runaway’ he had definitely thought about it before, but never went through with it he was too scared to be alone to scared to not have his ‘special ingredient’ the thing in all of his coffees the reason he drinks so many coffees the meth. The only thing he was scared to leave behind, he was raised on drinking it he can’t just stop he’s done the research he hasn’t even told craig about that. But he knows if he doesn’t leave now, it will only get worse. “let’s do it.”
With that the two boys planned out an exact day to escape time and what all they needed to bring. “Should we bring stripe?” of course their beloved gunnie pig they bought it together on their first date “will we be able to take care of him?” tweek said this almost heartbroken at the thought of not being able to take care of it but would they be able to take that much stuff there only 13 people might get suspicious of two kids with a guanine pig running around as he thought about that the thought of the brutal difficulties they may have to face. Craig looked at tweek he hadn’t thought if how they would take care of a gunnie pig much rather themselves. “Your right maybe we should leave him, what about where we run to have any ideas?” “Actually..” tweek thought for a second “I do! What if we run to the mountain side like right outside of Salida Colorado, they have a good amount of forest area and mountains that are so pretty… and Salida is pretty secluded kinda like south park but different its why my parents visited there nobody would suspect anything.” “It’s a plan.” The two continued to plan the journey ultimately deciding they would stay in Salida for a few years till more populated places won’t recognize them just in case their parents looked for them.
3 weeks later
The boys threw out the past few weeks gathered up everything they could think of from food that lasts to clothes for every season. They hid their items by the storage warehouse near the forest nearly nobody ever cleaned up that side of town, so they were unlikely to be caught, along with it also being close enough to the exit of tweek bros coffee for him to leave after work. It was now the night before the boys planned to run tweek was cleaning up the coffee shop the second to last time he ever would or so he thought, before he got to close up shop the police showed up demanding to see what’s in the back saying they “got a complaint” tweek reluctantly agreed and showed them unfortunately knowing what they would discover. That night tweek bros coffee was condemned and found guilty of putting meth in their coffee.
That night tweek was forced to be alone at his house after his parents were taken in for questioning, He felt wrong being there he planned to be with craig this night rather than have been home the night before they leave every creak the boy was scared might be his parents coming home he was terrified of what they might do once they get home if they get home that is. About an hour of being home alone he decided to text craig, ‘craig…’ shockingly craig immediately responded already knowing what happened ‘are you okay?’ tweek didn’t know how to respond he is okay, but he’s scared. ‘I’m scared. I don’t want to be in this house when they can be home any minute craig…’ Craig took a moment to respond before deciding on his final answer ‘what if I come over? We can leave tomorrow morning rather then night maybe, and if they come home ill just hide in your room till there asleep, my parents wouldn’t even notice me gone tonight we can give our final notes to people like we planned but before school instead of after ‘ As tweek read the message he started crying it hit him once there gone there gone, he wanted craig over he knows it will be easier with him there but he couldn’t help but worry about if his parents found him, ‘As long as you promise to hide if they come home please come over.’
Without hesitation craig snuck out carefully grabbing the rest of his stuff kissing his Guinee pig goodbye putting a note on it telling Tricia to take care of him he wasn’t too worried about if it was seen before they were gone he’s asked her to do these enough times before.
Craig pov. The 10-minute walk to tweeks house with a backpack full of letters and the last batch of clothes, water and a couple snacks that weren’t already packed with the other bags felt excruciatingly long. What if something went wrong… will we really be able to do this what if his parents are there do, we just run… Those were the only thoughts on my mind that day. Once I was there when I opened the door which I had told tweek to unlock I saw him crying on the couch, he wasn’t hurt but looked overwhelmed, “tweek honey… it’s going to be okay what’s wrong?” I held his face as he cried “they’re coming home..” with that tweek began to sob more clearly a little scared “let’s go to your room for now okay? Just until they get here ill be with you every bit of the way...” “craig would you grab me the thing next to the coffee in the kitchen then let’s go to my room… please?” tweek said while choking down sobs. Craig stopped. Tweeks talking about the meth. Tweeks still an addict. “tweek. We won’t be able to get meth for you on the run we barely have $1000 dollars combine and that’s from what you stole tweek. No, I will not get you the meth from the counter.”
Tweeks pov: Craigs words hit like a truck. I knew I would have to stop the meth, but I planned to have it at least for a week after we left... “craig I need it.” “No, you don’t you just think you do. We need to go upstairs before they get home.” Craig seemed so stern saying that, he didn’t understand I do need it but he’s right we do need to be upstairs when they get home. We can figure out the withdraw the addiction everything when we need to… “fine, lets go.” We walked together to this room my room it didn’t feel like mine it never did I’ve been hurt in this room too many times to count I can’t wait to be gone I don’t even know why we are waiting till morning I want to go now but craig insists. “Hey craig?” I say as I close the door behind me. “What is it?” craig responded both coldly and sweetly as he sat on my bed. “How are we going to do this.. were kids craig” I started sniffling “I’m still an addict..” at this point I am sitting next to craig staring at him in complete shambles and second thoughts. “Calm down, I’m here okay? We’re doing this together this isn’t easy, but we can do it” the moment craig stopped is when the front door opened my parents were back.
“TWEEK TWEAK GET THE FUCK DOWN HERE.” Richard tweak yelled from the entry way it echoed in the halls. “Go honey I’m here If they touch you we leave tonight.” Craig tried his best to reassure him, Tweek nodded in agreement rushing down to his parents who looked absolutely pissed. “Listen here you little shit. You knew better than to let the police back there you know what is in that coffee. You know your nothing without it either we cut you off your goanna be more than just a spaz.” Mr. Tweak exclaimed. “I had to let them in they had a warrant if I denied I would be the one in jail!” “You know they wouldn’t have kept you in jail spaz.” Mrs. Tweak was glaring at tweek with nothing but disappointment. “Richard. Hit him.” Once Mrs. Tweak said it he did it hit and hit tweek he hit him until he was beyond bruised up even open wounds this time even on his face. “Go clean up spaz. And remember not one of those can be visible at school tomorrow. Not one and ill be sure to check.” Mr. Tweak basically screamed into the poor boy’s face. “Yes father.” Tweek walked back up the stairs with all the strength he had left and opened his door looking in at craig who was already prepared to help him in any way fresh med-kit in hand, tweek was sure to close the door behind him before basically collapsing against the door.
Craig POV: When tweek was downstairs all I could hear was yelling and name calling at first, until I heard tweek scream it sounded horrible I wanted to go down and save him take the hits for him even. But I couldn’t. So I waited there preparing everything I could that would potentially help him when there done. All while they were still beating poor tweek who was literally begging them to stop. Then it stopped everything was quiet for a moment, then I heard his door open, which luckily was just tweek nobody else, but he looked horrible as expected. “Oh honey... “I rushed to him with the med-kit carefully adding cream to his bruises and wrapping any open wounds in bandages, looking at my beautiful boyfriend’s face all beat I could not be gladder were leaving nobody can ever hurt him again. “Craig…” tweek sniffled as he spoke “yes? Does somewhere else hurt?” “We have to leave sooner. They said there going to check on me make sure my AhgK face is covered and nothings visible for school.” Tweek kept twitching. He only does that when he is really stressed but if they check on him, we will have to leave sooner, or they may hurt him again. “You need to sleep a little before we can do that you can barley walk at the moment honey, but I’ll make sure were up early enough to get out of here before they see okay?” I was never good at comfort but for a week I’d try to give it my all to help him.
It was 3am. Both boys were awake and preparing every final thing of which they could think. Tweek was still hurting but he had to get out now. “Are you ready to go craig?” “Already I got the letters too” With that they both put their backpacks full of stuff on their back and left threw the window craig jumping from the window to the tree first then helping tweek down as he was still hurting and unsteady. One by one the boys sneakily went by each of their friends’ houses leaving the letters each letter contained a friendship bracelet and ofc the letter itself which tolled there friends they were sorry along with the situation none said where they would be as the boys didn’t know where they would 100% be the world was there oyster now. By the time every letter was delivered it was 4:45 am and the boys hurried to get behind the storage center and grab all their other bags. They hadn’t thought it would happen as it was a difficult challenge to carry all the bags, but they managed. “I love you tweek” craig turned to tweek as they began walking threw the forest to their new life “I love you to craig.”