BULLY

Imperfections

"What... What happened?" Zee questioned Saint when he arrived home with Angel.
"Are you alright Saint?" Angel murmured.
"I'm fine... Trust me..." Saint nodded.
"Should we order in dinner or would you like to cook?" He asked and then hissed. Zee was still staring at his bruised jaw and lips.
"Angel... Go upstairs and shower. Do you have homework?" Zee turned to his daughter.
"Yes."
"You shower... Do your homework and when you are done then you can watch television or play with your tablet." Zee instructed his daughter.
"Alright Daddy..." Angel murmured.
"I sense a BUT there Honey..." Zee smiled.
"Will Saint be okay?" She asked the adults.
"He will because it doesn't look that bad." Zee tried convincing her.
"Not as bad as your scars?" Angel questioned looking all worried.
"What scars?" Saint's curiosity was piqued.
"Nothing... Come Honey... You head up first okay?" Zee averted Saint's eyes on him.
"I'll... I'll be back..." Zee walked up with Angel.
"Scars?" Saint whispered the he winced when his lips throbbed.

A few minutes later, Zee came down.

"Do you... Do you have a first aid kit?" Zee asked.
"In the bathroom..." Saint pointed at the bathroom near the kitchen.

Zee went into the bathroom and came out with the first aid kit in his hands. He put the first aid kit on the kitchen counter and went to the sink to wash his hands. Zee then sat on one of the stools there.

"Come here." Zee said.
"What happened?" He questioned Saint.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." Saint muttered.

Zee stared at him before opening the first aid kit.

"Try me." Zee replied.
"TRY you?" Saint joked and then he laughed but hissed from pain.

Zee slowly shook his head.

"Don't move please." Zee told him.

    Zee gently checked the wound and Saint hissed when Zee check the cut inside his mouth.

"It's not that bad..." Zee trailed.
"Wait here..." He said calmly.
"I'm not going anywhere Zee. It's my house." Saint replied and Zee smiled at him.

    Zee diluted some salt in water and then he rummaged the kitchen for some baking soda.

"Do you have baking soda?"
"What do you think?" Saint asked.
"Turmeric?"
"Huh?" Saint responded. Zee shook his head.
"I don't think I can use the stuff you have in your first aid for the wound in your mouth." Zee told him.
"Okay..."
"We can use baking soda and turmeric to heal the cut in your mouth. Hmmm.... Rinse your mouth with this first." Zee handed Saint the glass of water with salt.
"It will sting... But if Angel could endure it... I think you could too." Zee smiled.
"Move to the sink... Gargle then spit." He instructed Saint.

    Saint cursed the moment the salty water got into his mouth and he immediately spat it out.

"Fuck... It stings..." Saint grumbled and sat down back at the stool.

    Zee walked to the fridge and got him some ice cubes. He carefully wrapped them with a small towel and secured it.

"Put it on your jaw and lips." Zee told him.
"It will lessen the swelling and the pain." He continued.

    Saint dutifully followed what Zee instructed. After a few minutes, he could feel the pain slowly subsiding.

"So... What happened to you?" Zee questioned him again.
"Joss punched me."
"Joss??!!"
"Yeah..."
"But... But... Why?" Zee had known Joss for so many years and he had never seen Joss hurting anyone.

Saint stared at Zee.

"I called his fiancé a whore."
"What?????" Zee's eyes grew big and he covered his mouth with his hand.
"Yeah..."
"Why... Why... Did you call her THAT?" Zee asked him.