Traumatized

Chapter 12

IZUKU POV

The next morning I woke up to a sharp pain in my chest. I gently placed my hand on it and a rush of memories came to me. I fell onto my back again as I ran a hand through my hair.

"Damn is this going to be a daily thing until it heals?"

I slowly sat up and grabbed my phone. Looking through it. Going through any news and putting on music I made my way to the bathroom. I stared at the mirror. Looking back at me was the same person I always saw except a few things were different. My chest was wrapped in bandages and my hair still had a few spots that were caked with dried blood. But there was one thing that stood out as odd even compared to what was seen today. The face staring back at me had a slight smile on it. I stood there dumbfounded at what I was seeing. I put my hands to my face and started to feel around trying to figure out what's going on.

"When did this happen? I can't even remember the last time I woke up with a smile on my face?"

The shower that morning seemed to last forever. Steam filled the room as I became lost in my thoughts. The recent events had made me start to think about what I had planned for the future. The world began to seem a little bigger compared to before. A few bright spots in the dark tend to shine the brightest. I let the water pour down on my head as I stared down at the floor.

"What do I want to do?"

The soft sound of water splashing was soothing. It made me feel safe. Looking up the room had been completely filled with steam. Turning off the water immediately sent a cold shock through my body and with the shock I was brought out of comfort back to the real world. Making my way back to my room I looked at my phone to see that it was already noon.

"Damn I was in there for over an hour today.I guess that's fine, I deserved it."

I sat down at my desk and started to work on my music. It had been a few days since I last was able to do this. As I was working I heard my phone go off. Looking down I saw a text from Auntie Mitsuki.

Auntie Mitsuki: Hey kid hope you're feeling better today. Don't forget your plans tonight. I know how you lose track of time when it comes to music.

Izukuk: Thank you. I'm feeling a little better.

Auntie Mitsuki: Good, have fun tonight. I love ya kid.

I let out a small laugh as I set an alarm to let me know it was time to get ready. I put on my headphones and got to work. "Thanks Auntie Mitsuki."

Time seemed to fly by. I found myself just staring at my screen when my alarm went off. Glancing down at it I turned it off and looked back at the screen before sighing. I stood up as everything that I worked on saved and began its backup to an external storage. Rewrapping my chest turned out to be a bigger pain than I thought it would be. Almost half an hour later I found myself standing in my room ready to head out. I went to my dresser and took one swig of whisky to calm the nerves as I made my way to the door. I grabbed my backpack and threw it over my shoulder as I made my way to the music store.

JIROU POV

Sunday morning always comes too fast. It's the last day to catch up on sleep and it's always unnecessarily busy. It's not because a lot goes on it's more because a lot of small things pile up. Sitting up in my bed the sun shined through the window making it hard to see. Looking down at my phone the time was already ten A.M. flopping back onto the bed I covered my face with a pillow.

"I don't want to get up yet."

Laying there for another few minutes I eventually sat up and began to clean my room. There wasn't much to clean but the lack of drive to do anything made it take longer than normal. Slowly heading down the stairs the sounds of people scurrying around could be heard. As I approached the final steps I could see mom and dad cleaning and cooking.