Happy New Year! Maybe 2021 will be better than 2020, but who knows? 2020 is now old enough to drink...
Aaron's POV
I walked over to see Aphmau asleep on her desk. I kissed the top of her head and picked her up to move her to bed when I almost threw up. There was blood everywhere. She wasn't asleep. She had newly opened cuts on her arms, and there were so many of them. I almost fell over. I propped her up and immediately started bandaging up her wrists. Then I picked her up and ran to Zoey's house. I banged on the door.
"Zoey, I need your help!" I yelled. She slowly opened the door.
"Aaron, what's wrong?" She asked groggily.
"It's Aphmau. I'll explain it later. She needs medical help," I said as she let me inside.
"Where?" She asked.
"Her wrists." I held my breath. She raised an eyebrow. I set Aphmau down and slowly unwrapped her wrists.
"Oh, my Irene..." She gasped.
"It-It's awful." I choked back tears.
Why would she do this to herself? Am I not enough? I need to try harder to be there for her, but it's not enough. I'm too weak to handle this.
"She seems so happy..." Zoey said in disbelief.
"Yeah, I know. Now we need to get her help." I brushed it off in an attempt to not think about it too much.
"Ok, hold on." She walked over to a cabinet and pulled out a large box. She carried it over to us and opened it. She began pulling numerous things out.
"What does all of this do?" I asked.
"I'll explain in a second. Do you know what she used to cut herself with?" She asked.
"If I were to guess, it would be her sword." I shrugged.
"Alright, all of this stuff is specifically for sword wounds, so it should help her." She began applying an anointment on Aphmau's wrists. Aphmau shifted in discomfort. I leaned down next to her and put my hand on her cheek.
"Why would you do this? I love you so much..." I rested my forehead against hers.
"I hear there's some news for the two of you," Zoey said.
"Oh, yeah, we're in a relationship." I smiled.
"I could tell from the beginning. It was so obvious. You would always stare at her, and whenever you two came back from being in the forest to come to get Lilith, you would always be looking at each other and blushing." She smirked. I turned red.
"You could tell?" I asked.
"Of course, not to mention that one night about a week before she went missing. You two dropped Lilith off and left to go to the forest. You guys didn't come back until the morning, and when you did, I noticed you two were both a bit too happy. She kept looking at you and giggling. It was obvious something happened that night," She laughed.
"Uh, I-I don't know what you would be, uh, referring to..." I looked away in embarrassment.
"Hey, I won't judge you guys. I just want you to know if you break her heart, I will break you." She threatened.
"I would never do anything to hurt her. She is an absolutely amazing woman. Anyone would be lucky to have her, and somehow by Irene, I am blessed with her." I smiled.
"Do you want to marry her?" She asked. I turned bright red.
"I'm not ready for that yet. I've been married before, and I'm not ready to get into that again." I shook my head.
"Has she talked about having a future with you?" She asked.
"Kind of, I mean one night after we fu-" I paused, turning red. "Um, we, uh... After we had been hanging out, she started talking about how she wanted to have kids one day. She also talked about wanting to get married one day..." I sighed.
"After you did what?" She smirked.
"After we hung out!" I blushed.
"Heh, ok, sure." She laughed. She continued treating Aphmau's wounds. I sighed and looked down at her.
She's so precious. I want her so badly.
I smiled to myself the more I thought about her.
"You should go home. Come back tomorrow," Zoey recommended. I nodded.
"Ok, take care of her."
"I will."
I walked over and kissed Aphmau's forehead. I left and went home with little sleep.
