Empty Words ~10~ **Can You Feel The Love Tonight: Nick's Story**

S: (walking around the house pretending to be looking for something but really wondering what Nick was doing. Sees him at the furthest corner of the humongous house, sitting next to the sliding doors that lead to the bright porch. He is just sitting in the fetal position, his arms wrapped around his knees) Nick, are you, um, okay? N: (surprised, looks at her, wipes tears off his face) Yes, I am (clears his throat and stands up, ready to walk away) S: Are you crying? N: NO! (looks down and gulps) just leave me alone okay. Ill stay out of your way, thats what you want, isnt it? Thats what everybody wants (walks off) S: (follows him) Nick, (gulps) I honestly and most truthfully (gulps) apologize if I- if I hurt your feelings N: What, you probably thought that a guy like me wouldnt have those? Because I just go around killing people S: Well, why are you crying N: (sits on the sofa, breaks down in tears) its nothing, and I am NOT crying! S: (feeling really bad, sits next to him) Please tell me N: (looks away, biting his tongue, his jaw line wiggling in anger) [sighs] its nothing Selena S: Please Nicholas allow me to know whats wrong with you N: I have never told anyone this, not Rick, not Miley who is my bestfriend. (closes his eyes sadly, gulps, and then looks at her, ready to relive his story) You think I had an easy life dont you? Did you know that my mother died when I was five? That she was the most important person of my life, the one who protected me from the evils of the world and she died S: (gulps) Im sorry N: (sad whispers, teary eyes) Did you know my father killed her? Right in front me, he freaking shoot her head right in front of my face! S: Nick, please stop N: And I could do nothing about it(crying hysterically) the police comes, I was so confused, Guess who took the blame? I DID. My dad forced me, and what could I do, I was 5! So all my life people thought of me as the kid who killed his mother, and after a while, I believed it too. I killed my mother, I did nothing to protect her S: Nick, Im really sorry, I didnt know- N: Did you know that my father abused me everyday after that? His sicko friends coming in everyday to touch me, to touch my parts? I was part of freaking child pornography. Do you know how it feels to not know whats going on as old pedophiles touch you and start feeling your freaking parts, and your father is laughing and drinking as it happens? Getting money from it S: (crying) Nicholas, I didnt know, I-I-I N: My father hit me everyday. I did something wrong, bam, whack me in the head. Hit me with his belt. I had no love during my life. I lived in a house with pot (chuckles sadly) or as you might understand it, drugs, marihuana. He drank every day and took out his anger out on me. He finally died 6 years ago when I was 11. And no freaking family wanted the sicko killer kid. Hes a criminal they said. Hes crazy they said. S: Nick, please, please stop! Im sorry! I didnt know N: selena, there are a lo