Why Would You Ever Kiss Me?

Cigarette Daydreams

Stassis POV
I woke up in my own bed and my leg ached since the pain meds wore off.
"God.." I said as I tried sitting up.
I propped myself up on my forearms and squinted from the sun that came through my blinds.

I tried grabbing my phone from my bed side table and it fell on the hardwood floor making a lot crash.
"Fucking hell."
As I was trying to reach my phone on the ground I heard my door creak open but I didn't know who it was.
"Hey kiddo.." I heard my dad say. "Hey I'm sorry I wasn't there to pick you up, I had a meeting with the Pentagon about the Accords.."
"It's alright." I said grabbing my phone and sitting back up.

My leg was heavily bandaged and it was wrapped so tight it was hard to bend it at all.
"Alright. Okay." He said standing there awkwardly.
I was about to ask if he needed something when he spoke again.
"Stilinski is here."
Oh yaya. Stiles.
"Okay can you just send him in?" I asked.

Sheriff Stilinski came from behind my dad and into view between the door frames.
Uh oh.
"I uh, hope this isn't a big disappointment." He said.
"No no. I uh.. Am I in trouble?" I asked nervously.
Then my mom came into view as well holding Teddy.
Oh shit. What did I do now?

"No not at all. I just have a few questions for you. Can I come in?" He asked.
I nodded my head nervously and Sheriff Stilinski stood at the end of my bed and my mom and dad followed him standing at the side of my bed.

Sheriff Stilinski took a small notepad from his front shirt pocket and flipped it open clearing his throat.
My parents looked worried and I had no idea what questions I was about to be asked.
And I kept hoping and hoping that Stiles was going to come through those doors too.

"Do you remember much at the hospital?"
I shook my head no.
"What was the last thing you remember?"
"I remember um, calling for my brothers and Stiles was going to go get them for me." I said truthfully.
"Well, we looked at your file at the hospital. It had multiple breaks, fractures, strains and bumps and bruises recorded." He said.
"Yeah I played hockey and I did gymnastics I got a lot of injuries from them." I said half truthfully.

"You had two broken ankles, fractured wrist, broken nose, several broken ribs, separated shoulder..."
"Yeah from hockey and gymnastics." I repeated.
He sighed heavily.
"You said at the hospital that someone did some of these to you." He said finally.

My heart sank.
I ratted on myself.
"I was high on those pain meds I was probably saying all sorts of crazy things." I replied laughing nervously.
But quickly stopped when no one else agreed.
"You really didn't, say anything crazy." He said trying to get me to admit.

"Can you elaborate?" My dad said.
I held my head down and thought I was good enough to keep this from them.
I shook my head no.
"Who did it?" My dad asked again and I couldn't say. I've said too much.

I felt like one of those flowers that curl up inside themselves. Never touched. Never watered. Like my shoulders concaving. Always nervous. Always remembering.

"They can't hurt you now.." My mom said.
"It hurts everyday." I said.
"Annastassia answer the question." My dad said impatient.
"It was Luke." Newt said from behind them. God fucking damnit.
Seriously.
"Newt shut up. You promised!"
"You knew?" My mom said turning to him.
"We both did." Hero said stepping into view.

My mom gasped softly in disbelief.
"How long?" She asked.
I shrugged my shoulders, "Just like the last month, only when he drank."
"Dont bullshit Anne." Newt said.
"How long?!" My mom asked again.
"Longer than I wished." I said not wanything to hurt them.

It was silent and my mom was crying softly and my dad looked a bit in shock.
"When was the first time he got physical?" Sheriff asked.
I didn't want to talk about it. It just puts me right back there. And I swore I'd never go back there.
"I think it was my birthday. I was instigating-"
"No you weren't." Hero pipped in shaking his head. "You were helping him get in the apartment."
"You were there?" My mom asked and shook his head no.
"But Brooke was. And Kelsey. And Sahar." He said.