Author's Note: TW: Child Abuse and mentions of Child Abuse.

"Okay it's okay. I can handle this. Don't worry Mali your big brother is gonna help you," Carlos told the small baby as he was trying to stay calm and not freak his baby sister out as Mal was starting to be aware of things now that she was 4 months old and wasn't a newborn anymore.

Carlos was freaking out inside though as he had no clue where they were going to go and there was no way Jay was going to open that door he was probably passed out drunk again. Carlos began to panic more when he saw the red car pull up as Carlos recognized that evil car.

It was Jay's girlfriend Samantha's aka the worst person to ever exist. She pretended to be so sweet around everyone else, but as soon as she wasn't in the public eye she was a complete devil. She would scream and threaten him all the time and she had hit him a few times.

Carlos had fortunately kept her away from Mal though and he had vowed to keep it that way, but now she was here and Carlos didn't know what to do. There was nowhere to go, they were stuck.

Carlos held his breath as he watched that monster walk up to the door as he just knew he was gonna get it. "What the hell are you doing out here you little brat!" The she devil screamed out, making Carlos freeze up in fear.

"Oh um... we...we...we...we... um... we go...got...lock...lock," Carlos began to stutter out making the older girl lose it as she gripped his wrist tightly and began to twist a little making Carlos choke back tears as crying made it worse.

She fed off fear and tears of children. If she knew she was hurting him she would keep doing it, so as much as it hurt Carlos had to act like it wasn't that bad. "Stop stuttering! Now answer the question or I break it!" The older teen sneered out as she tightened her grip.

"We got locked out again!" Carlos quickly screamed out as he was still trying to hide his pain making the monster nod as she let go of her grip on Carlos making Carlos silently sigh in relief while the older girl pulled out her key and opened the door.

"Great that deadbeat passed out drunk again! Let's go!" The monster yelled out, making Carlos panic as he knew what that girl was saying, but he would never let that monster take him and Mal back to her house.

"Oh um it's fine we can take care of ourselves," Carlos told the older girl and immediately regretted it when she ripped Mal out of his hands. "You come with me or the annoying crying machine gets it!" Jay's girlfriend told Carlos making Mal start crying as she reached for her big brother.

Mal didn't like this monster lady either and she wanted her big brother who was always there to comfort her, but this scary lady was always making her cry and she was always hurting her.

"Please put Mal down! Please don't hurt her! I don't want to go with you just please don't hurt her!" The young boy told the monster who just laughed as she held Mal up higher. "Don't test me dog boy!" The older teen snarled out making Carlos start crying as he couldn't help it.

This monster was gonna hurt his baby sister unless he agreed for them to stay at her house where he just knew it was gonna be torture. Carlos didn't want to do this, but he couldn't let that she devil hurt his baby sister.

"We'll go! Just give her back to me please! Please don't hurt her!" Carlos cried out making the monster laugh again as she pretended to drop the baby a few times, making Mal cry from fear and Carlos as well.

"Ha you're so fun to mess with! Here take your stupid crying machine!" The teen told Carlos as she shoved Mal at him and then dragged him out of the dorm and towards her devil car that didn't even have a baby car seat.

Carlos wouldn't dare to say anything about that though or it would be worse for them. Carlos had learned that the last time he had mentioned something wrong as it resulted in a painful bruise afterwards.

"You take that thing to school everyday," the monster asked Carlos with clear distaste in her mouth once they had gotten to her home. "Her name is Mal and yes I take her to school. Where else would she go," Carlos told his cousin's evil girlfriend who just smirked as she looked at Carlos knowing she was about to hurt him with what she was going to say next.

"Well not anymore! She's staying with me now!" The monster told Carlos, making his eyes widen as he looked at the evil girl. There was no way he would leave his precious baby sister in the hands of that evil she devil all day especially when she would have all the freedom to do whatever she wanted to her and he wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

"No you're not! I'm taking her to school with me! I will not leave my innocent sister with you!" Carlos screamed out, but he was interrupted when the older girl grabbed his arm again as she twisted it harder making Carlos not be able to hold back tears anymore as he started wailing in pain.

"OW! OW! OW! STOP PLEASE STOP! SAMANTHA PLEASE STOP! YOU'RE GONNA BREAK MY ARM! STOP!" Carlos cried out in pain making the monster laugh more as she continued to twist Carlos' arm until she heard the snap which caused Carlos to scream even louder and hysterically as he almost dropped Mal, but managed to hold onto her with his good arm.

Samantha finally let go after she heard the snap as she then ripped the screaming baby out of Carlos' arm. "That was a warning! You will listen to me for now on or it'll be worse! Now let's go get that arm fixed and you better not tell anyone what happened! You fell doing something stupid got it!" Jay's girlfriend told Carlos in her threatening voice making him nod as he continued to cry in pain.

"Ah if it isn't my little buddy. Aw bud what happened," the receptionist asked Carlos as soon as she had seen him walk in with the crying baby and the older teen. She had gotten pretty close with the young boy while he was there every day visiting his baby sister in the NICU.

The young boy didn't seem to have anyone else and she had felt bad for him. It started out as her just feeling sympathetic, but as she had spent more and more time with him she had started to see him sort of like a little brother.

Before Carlos could answer the receptionist the evil monster that had brought him here spoke up as she put on her fake sweet act that Carlos couldn't stand. Samatha was not a sweet girl. She was a monster and he was sick of no one else seeing it.

"Oh I was looking after him and Mal for my boyfriend he's their older cousin in charge and I turned away for a second to feed the baby and he fell off the counter after I told him over and over again not to stand on the counter because it's dangerous but you know kids," Samantha told the receptionist in her fake sweet voice making the receptionist laugh a little as she bought the whole story.

"Aw I'm sorry bud but you really should have listened. Alright well just fill out these papers and a doctor should be with you shortly," the receptionist told Samantha who gave her another fake smile as she took the papers.

"Ava Jalali pick up the phone! I want to get out of here! Please just answer! Ava!" Carlos cried out as he stared daggers at the red cast on his arm.They had just gotten back from the hospital where Carlos had indeed broken his arm due to that evil she devil. They were back at their dorm again to Carlos' relief as he wouldn't be able to handle staying with that evil monster any longer.

Carlos had been trying for at least an hour now to get Ava to answer him and he didn't care if he annoyed her. He was going to keep calling until she answered because he was done with Auradon.

Nothing good had happened since they had been there and he wanted out now he couldn't take it anymore and he just knew if he couldn't get out of there soon things were going to get worse for not just him, but Mal too.

That she devil was going to be in charge of his baby sister all day while he would be stuck in school and Carlos didn't like that one bit, but he had no choice unless he could get Ava to answer and come get them.

"Why won't she answer the dang phone! Ava pick up! Pick up! Pick up!" Carlos screamed out in frustration as he almost threw his phone against the wall, but managed to stop himself as he pressed on Ava's number again just hoping that she would finally pick up and save them from this torturous nightmare.

Carlos sighed in relief when the phone actually started ringing, but he stopped when he realized the person that picked up was not Ava. "Why are you calling this number!" Nolan asked through the phone in his condescending voice making Carlos roll his eyes as he didn't care about what this random dude thought of him.

"I want to talk to my sister!" Carlos told the older boy through the phone as he was sick of games and he just wanted Ava to answer him and save them. "Your sister is out!" Nolan quickly told Carlos, making Carlos get more frustrated as this guy was trying to stop him from talking to his own sister.

"Well I don't care! I want to talk to my sister! And why do you even have her phone if she's out! Who even are you!" Carlos asked Nolan in annoyance as he was sick of everyone treating him like nothing.

"I'm Nolan, her boyfriend and I am telling you to stop calling this number! Ava doesn't need to be held down by two kids! And if you call this number again you'll regret it, got it kid!" Nolan told Carlos in his threatening voice making Carlos sigh as he was sick of always getting threats no matter where he went.

And Carlos knew this was it. He couldn't rely on Ava anymore. She had clearly moved on with her life. It really was just him and Mal left and he really was on his own now.

"Ugh screw this! I don't need anyone!" Carlos screamed out as he threw his phone down in frustration and sat down by Mal's crib as he grabbed her tiny hand with his good arm.

"Mali I know I promised to protect you and never let anyone hurt you, but I don't know if I'm going to be able to anymore. I'm gonna do my best to save us, but I'm not gonna lie we're in for some stuff. I promise I'll do my best to protect you still, but I don't know how well I'm gonna be able to anymore. I love you pup and I promise no matter what I'm always going to be here for you unlike our unreliable sister who clearly has moved on from us," Carlos told his baby sister as he just held her tiny hand with his one good hand and cried as he just watched her sleep as he knew things were going to get worse for them and he was officially on his own.