" Babe! Could you hurry up in the bathroom! I need to get in there !" My boyfriend Sam yelled to me while knocking on the door.
                              " Yeah just a minute, sorry." I said trying to keep my voice from breaking while I was in the middle of cleaning up the mess I had made on my skin and on the floor .
                              Obviously I didn't sound 100% solid because he asked , " You okay ?" 
                              " Yeah I'm fine ." I said but I couldn't hold myself back any longer and started to cry.
                              " You are obviously not fine babe. I'm coming in." He said sternly and went to get the key.
                              " No don't come in!" I yelled as I tried to hold the lock and my arm to stop it from bleeding at the same time.
                              I had no luck and the door swung open. His eyes glanced down at my mascara stained face , then to the blood on the floor , then to my arm. 
                              " Sam, I'm sorry." I said and hung my head .
                              " Give me the blade right now !" He yelled ignoring my apology and trying to grab it from my hand. 
                              I fought him but he managed to get it from me . I figured he would flush it down the toilet, so I went and sat down on top of it , still holding my arm. He looked at what I did and then did something so idiotic, so insane , I couldn't even believe what I had seen. He took the blade and sliced it across his arm. 
                              " Babe! Stop , what are you doing !" I yelled and raced over to him . 
                              He did it again before I could grab the blade from him . I threw it in the toilet and flushed it. I could always get a new one later but I couldn't let him have it. 
                              I let go of my arm which had basically stopped bleeding and got a new towel from the cabinet to hold to his . I started to put pressure on them to stop the bleeding . 
                              " Babe why on the earth did you just do that?" I questioned him crying . 
                              " Because you shouldn't mind me doing it to myself if you can do it to yourself." He said angrily. 
                              I was going to try to combat his point but before I could he started to feel dizzy.
                              " Hey babe. I'm not feeling too well." Sam said and it looked like he was about to pass out so I quickly helped him to the floor . 
                              I knew he cut deeper than he intended because he had zero clue what he was doing and it was fueled by anger at me . He passed out for a second but woke up shortly after .
                              " What happened?" He looked at me confused how he was sitting on the floor.
                              " You passed out . Just for a second though . You'll be okay , I just gotta stop the bleeding for you." I said and kept pressure on his wounds . 
                              We sat there in silence until I got his cuts to stop bleeding. 
                              " Okay babe, I have to clean them now okay . Especially because you used the same blade I did . I don't want you to get an infection." I said as I grabbed the antiseptic spray , Neosporin, and bandages.
                              He mustered out a small, " Ok." and I sprayed the spray on his arm.
                              He winced and looked relieved when I stopped and put on the Neosporin. As I was bandaging his arm , he looked at me and asked , " I don't think I want to know the answer , but how long have you done this to yourself, because you are clearly experienced in what to do?" 
                              " On and off again for the past 3 years ." I said emotionless and finished wrapping up his arm. 
                              " All done." I said to him and he stared at me with such sad eyes as I reached for the spray to clean myself up .
                              " No baby." He said and he grabbed the spray from my hand. " Let me help you . I shouldn't have reacted that way and done that and I'm really sorry. I was just so hurt that you were so hurt and I didn't know . I can't fix what I did but I can take care of you . Can I please?" He asked 
                              His apology made me break into tears again and I nodded that he could clean me up. He sprayed the spray on my arm, his face dropping a little when I didn't wince, because he knew that meant I was very used to it . He then applied the Neosporin and bandaged my arm in the way I did his. 
                              I went to grab the rag to finish cleaning the floor and everything, but he grabbed it before I could. 
                              " I'm cleaning it up . You just go lay in bed and I'll be there in a minute okay." Sam said as he began to clean.
                              I layed down on my side of the bed and after about 5 minutes, Sam joined me . I was facing away from when he layed down next to me.
                              " Please turn around sweetie." Sam said.
                              I turned to face him and he had a makeup wipe in his hands . 
                              " For the mascara." He said and wiped the stained streaks off my face .
                              " We can talk about it if you want . Or we can just go to sleep and talk it out tomorrow." Sam said pulling me closer to him.
                              " Tomorrow ." I whispered out and welcomed the closeness between us.
                              " Okay baby. Goodnight then , I love you." He said .
                              " I love you too. Goodnight." I said , and I fell asleep with him playing with my hair.
                                      
                                          
                                   
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Depression/ anxiety one shots
Short StoryShort little stories about topics revolving around depression and /or anxiety . TW FOR MOST. This symbol (⚠️ ) , is on the possibly triggering stories . Please don't read if you think it could harm you. I mean it guys, I don't want anyone getting hu...
 
                                               
                                                  