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22. Damon

Mention of self harm if you don't like it don't read it.

It's been about a 3 months since my dad's got a new girlfriend and since he's been spending less and less time with me. Which lead to me not being able to focus in school. I have gotten multiple bad grades because of it. That's why me and dad got into an argument.

"Well if you spend more time reading the material and not just looking into that stupid phone or talking with your friends maybe it wouldn't be so hard" He yelled at me and that's when I lost it and tears started to pour out of my eyes. "What are you crying about it was your fault" I couldn't stop as much as I wanted it to stop I couldn't so ran into my room and closed the door. I heard the front door being slammed and knowing dad was out of hearing range I sank down to the floor and began to cry.

Damon's POV
I can't believe Mia would do this. She always did well and now she just sits in her room all day looking through stupid videos. I angrily walk towards my car and head to grill where I see my girlfriend Elena. My mode immediately brightens.

"Hey how are you?"She asks and I frown.

"I'm fine"I say but she just looks at me.

"Damon what happened I can hear your heart beat rising" She tells and I sign taking a seat next to her.

"It's just I got into an argument with Mia. She used to be a great student and now she's failing two classes. I don't know what's wrong? Where did I messed up?" I wonder and ask myself.

"Damon as a grown up teenager I can assure it's not always the parents fault okay I mean I had a time when I couldn't focus on anything and it wasn't because my parents messed up it was because I just couldn't" Elena explains to me brushing her hand against mine. Maybe she's right but what if she's not? It's like this gut feeling that something is wrong but I can't figure it out.

Mia's POV

After an hour of crying I go get the ice cream. It always helps. I put on my favorite tv show and watch for about 3 hours waiting for dad. Then I decided that I should look into my homework but I didn't understand it so I waited for dad to come home and explain it to me. I hear the front door closing and I walk downstairs to see Dad there smiling.

"Hey dad do you think you could help me with homework?"I ask as I step on the stairs going upstairs.

"Not now Mia Elena's coming over" He responds. Of course what else would I expect.

"Do you know where Uncle Stefan is?"I ask him but he just shrugs.

"No haven't seen him since morning"he replies walking into the kitchen.

The next I couldn't hand in the assignment because I didn't know how to do it. And when I came home Dad and Elena were making out on the couch.

"I get it you're together and happy can you take somewhere else"I say to them and dad groans.

"Come on Mia it's nothing you haven't seen before"He says and Elena laughs. I walk upstairs gathering my things and walking outside not even catching my fathers attention. It's my senior year. I have to get good grades. I need to get into a good university if not I'll go crazy in thus house and it's not like dad's going to miss me. He's too busy being in pound town to notice anything else. And Uncle Stefan he's going to ask dad who's going to say in school,out or in my room.

I walk over to Care's and we study together.

The next day I finally managed to get at least a B on my exam. When I get home no one's there not being able to fight it any longer I take out the smal knife from the kitchen and make small cuts on my arms already feeling better. I bandage it up and wash the knife.

Of course dad couldn't care less and wasn't home. I stayed up till midnight to wait for him but he didn't come so I put on my pj's and went to sleep making sure my hands are covered.

Damon's POV
I walk home and the first thing that hits my nose is the smell of blood. I quickly speed around the house looking for any enemy but I don't find anything. The strongest smell is in the kitchen but there's nothing there. Weird but maybe it's from morning from blood bags.

For the past week the smell has been hitting me hard and I couldn't figure out where it was coming from. Things between me and Elena couldn't be better. I just Mia wouldn't be locked up in her room all day. That's when the idea hit me. Road trip. I speed up to my daughter's room and see her sitting on her bed headphones in her ears. She takes them out when she sees me.

"You,me and Elena are going on a road trip come on pack you bag"I say to her and she groans before nodding.

The whole ride J tried to make conversation but it's like she's closed off from the world. She doesn't even talk to me anymore. We arrive at the art gallery. I see Mia looking at some paintings.

"You like it"I ask her and she nods."Yeah it's pretty" she says and walks away. It went like this for the whole day,and the whole car ride home.

Mia's POV
Today the mail man came and gave me a letter. I opened it and it says I got accepted into Standford. That's amazing. I sequel and run downstairs in joy to show it to dad.

"Dad.Dad!You here?"I yell downstairs but nothing is heard. "Dad"I yell again and he appears from behind me with unbuttoned T-shirt just when Uncle Stefan walks.

"What I was in the middle of something?"He asks me and I show up the letter. "Really a letter"He says and speeds back upstairs. I sign sadly and walk near the fire place about to burn it when Uncle Stefan stops me.

"Why are you burning it?You were so excited about it earlier"He tells me and sits down next to me.

"It doesn't matter dad doesn't care anyway"I say and Uncle Stefan lifts my chin making me look in his eyes. "What's in that letter?"He asks me and I show it to him. His face lights up into a smile.

"Standford that's amazing Mia I'm so happy"He tells me and hugs me. I hug him back.

When I walk into my room I take out the little knife and make small cuts on my arm.

Damon's POV
After Elena fell asleep I walk downstairs with a smile and go grab a blood bag. I notice Stefan reading the letter Mia had in her hand.

"Stefan reads Mia's letter let me guess got bored being single"I tease him and he just glares at me standing up.

"Damon do you know what this is?"He asks me with a mad or more disappointing tone. "Let me guess some really cool party or a new book promotion" I say but my brother keeps his glare.

"It's an acceptance letter from Standford university"He tells me and I lose my smile. "She got accepted and you looked past it like it was nothing"Tells me my little brother and I sign sadly. She got into Standford and I didn't even know.

I rush upstairs to see my daughter asleep. I look at her and see that there's something sticking out of her sleeve. I uncover to reveal a bloody bandage. My heart sinks and I take it down revealing multiple cuts on her arm. I change her bandage on her arm and walk downstairs. I messed up.

In the morning I hear Mia coming out of her room. I hand her a cup of hot chocolate and she looks at me and says.

"I know you changed my bandage dad"She instantly tells me and sets the mug down.

"Why would you do it Mia?"I ask her not believing she would do something like that.

"Because it's easier"She responds. "What is easier?"I ask her confused and she breaks down crying. "It's easier for me to feel physical pain then emotional that my dad left me for some girl" She says and rush over to her hugging her.

"I'm sorry I'm so sorry" I tell her and she nods.

A/N
Hey a little bit depressing image but nevermind. Have a great weekend.

~Danie~