War on the Body [1]

[25] Teenage crushes

Paige followed behind Eric, with Aaron's arm around her shoulder. They approached a decent sized, two story home that Paige was assuming was the two men's. She looked at the home that had black shutters, white walls and a pale blue door, astonished by how clean and intact the community was.

"Let me show you to your room and then your bathroom, Jessie will be coming over in like ten minutes with clothes and she used to cut hair so she will offer to do that" Aaron said as he led her up the beautiful white stairs, Paige taking in her surroundings.

"This is your room, feel free to move whatever around and make it your own" Aaron said opening the door to a pristine neutral colored room. There was a queen sized bed, with beautiful brown bedding, white and gray throw pillows, white sheets, and a small beige throw blanket. The room had two large windows covered by white curtains, two small white night stands with brown designs, and a large closet tucked away in the corner of the room. Paige spun around admiring the room with a large smile on her face.

"Thank you"

Aaron nodded before he put his hand on her back, "Let me show you where everything is"

Paige nodded before allowing the man to escort her into the hall, stopping in front of a small linen closet.

"Here are the towels and we have some natural soaps and shampoos in here, the bathroom is the door to the right. I will leave you to it" Aaron said handing her a towel and soaps, before he ventured down the stairs to help cook dinner.

Paige walked into the bathroom, taking a look in the mirror not recognizing herself anymore. She began to strip from her dirty clothes, leaving her boots on the floor and her other clothes were simply thrown away. She pulled her knife into her hands and turned it, admiring the knife that could have ended her life the same day her father had died. Paige sat the knife on the counter, before she stepped into the shower and flipped the dial all the way to hot. She let the water burn her skin as if the heat was cleansing her, basking in the heat she started to cry.

She cried for her sisters, her father, her brother, her old group and for herself. She cried tears of sadness and she cried tears of joy, she hadn't felt this clean in such a long time. She washed the dried blood from her body, the mud caked in her hair and the sweat from all over her body, she was in the shower until it started to go cold. She stepped out of the shower, wrapping the thick cotton towel around her small frame. The hot water had caused the mirror to fog, leading Paige to wipe it with the palm of her hand.

"You are so much stronger now, than you ever were" She spoke to her reflection, causing a small smile to erupt on her hollow features.

Paige grabbed her boots from the floor and knife from the counter, twisting the knob of the bathroom door and walking into her new room. As She shut the door behind her, she turned to see a blonde woman sat on her bed. Paige let out a startled gasp, holding her knife in front of her and dropping her shoes to the floor.

"Sorry to scare you, I am Jessie. I brought6 clothes for you and was going to trim your hair if you wanted, also thought you could use some feminine products since you live with two men that would never have any of these" Jessie said pulling out a box of tampons and razors

Paige sat her knife on the dresser, "Sorry, I'm not really used to friendly people anymore. Thank you for stopping by"

Jessie nodded her head before she laid out new undergarments, a pair of black jeans and a loose pink top. Jessie turned to give Paige privacy while she changed into her new clothes, starting a conversation with her.