The Son You Locked Away
EnglishPublished Nov 10, 2026
The Son You Locked Away is a serial in English. Part 1 is printed here in full; the story continues from Part 2 in the official app.
From Part 2 the story is in the official app — the code is in the bar at the bottom of the page.
The story
Eli's bedroom is a glass box with transparent walls and twenty-four-hour surveillance. When he was twelve, he slipped out to the park; his younger brother Sam followed and was taken by human traffickers. The next morning his father nailed the windows shut and rigged the house with cameras, and his mother begged him to wear a GPS tracker he could never remove. Three years later the police found Sam, hollow-eyed, and their parents took him on a worldwide healing trip, leaving Eli behind in an empty house for three more years.
Now eighteen, Eli asks to attend a three-day school leadership camp. His father's mug hits the table; his mother freezes. They remind him how Sam was taken, and Eli cannot forget the scars he believes should have been his own. He has said okay to every camera, every lost friend, every lonely birthday.
At breakfast, two bowls of sweet pumpkin puree wait on the table, and Maria watches Eli's hands break out as he eats.
Opening
My bedroom was a glass box with four transparent walls and twenty-four-hour surveillance.
When I was twelve, I snuck out to the neighborhood park. Sam, my younger brother, followed me. Less than five hundred yards from our front gate, he was taken by human traffickers.
The very next morning, my father nailed my bedroom windows shut and rigged every corner of the house with motion-tracking cameras.
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Questions
- How many parts of The Son You Locked Away can I read here?
- One. Part 1 is printed here in full, and it is the only Part this site carries.
- Where does The Son You Locked Away continue after Part 1?
- In the official app. Part 2 onward is not published on this site. Install the app, open it, and enter the code 588117 — it takes you straight to this story instead of the app’s front page.
- What is the code 588117 for?
- It tells the official app which story you were reading here. Copy it from the bar at the bottom of the page and enter it after installing.
KSCR Serials prints only the opening Parts that publishers release as previews, plus basic story details. Complete stories are read in the official app.