injurious

CHAPTER 10 - GOREY GLARES

Don't cut me, punch me, just let me go. Into the nurse's office where I float away.

Blood. That is all I could see when I drifted off to my dream. Memories flashed through my eyes and all I could feel was pain. Was the pain mentally or physically? I couldn't tell. My body was on fire and I felt myself slowly breaking down.
When I woke up I was in a fit of fear. My body was no longer on fire but I felt the lingering pain. What the fuck was that?! My brain could on comprehend that what just happened was a nightmare. Or could it classify as flashbacks?
Everything I saw through that nightmare was things that happened to me in the past. Blood spread everywhere. I don't think I saw a memory without blood. Wait... There was one memory I did remember not having blood.

[FLASHBACK]

A playground was shown and a dark figure perceived as a child was seen swinging on the swing. There was only one "playground" down in the undercity. It was abandoned by piltover as it was deemed unsafe by them. Children from the undercity found entertainment usually there.
Said child was named Y/N. No one wanted to play with her, because of her parents. Children's families would lead them away from Y/N, in fear of her mother and father's power. There was never a moment where you could see the poor child with another.
Footsteps could be heard entering the view. The child, as known as Y/N, looks up from the ground to see another young child. "What are you doing out here so late?" the unknown child inquires. Y/N doesn't respond for fear of her parents finding out. The unknown child frowns at the no response.
"Are you deaf? Why aren't you responding?" the child says angrily. "My parents will get mad if I'm seen talking to people..." Y/N whispers. The child didn't expect a response back because their eyes widened.
Y/N looks back at the ground and jingles of the swing next to them can be heard. They look up to see the unknown child quietly swinging next to them. Both sit in silence while the unknown child's blue short hair flows with the wind.
"By the way... My name is Powder,"

[FLASHBACK OVER]

I rubbed my eyes and groan. My body is all sweaty from the nightmare and the fear I felt. I haven't felt fear like that in years... I fall out of my bed and hit the floor softly. I head downstairs and grab a glass of water to relieve my thirst. The steps of my parents can be heard but I don't care.
I find some medicine to relieve headaches in one of the cabinets. Even though Zaun is on the poorer side of life, for some reason things like ibuprofen aren't that expensive. Piltover must make a lot of this shit for it to be so cheap. "Y/N, why are you up so early?" my father questions me.
"Nothing for you to be concerned about," I say emotionless-like. My face voided with emotion and I grab some sort of food out to snack on. "I understand we made you angry the other day but you can tell us if something is bothering you," My mother states, though I know she doesn't care.
I nod my head to show some sort of respect towards her but deep down I know she knows that I don't care all that much. After I finish my snack I head upstairs to take a shower and get ready for the day. Someone's hand on my wrist stops me before. I look back to see my father.
"Just... don't get hurt alright? I worry for you sometimes Y/N..." he states, and for the first time in years, I see a genuine look on not just his face, but my mother's too.

Why are they being so nice suddenly?

AUTHORS NOTE

Hello everyone! I am so sorry for my long break. I'm currently on my spring break and had a huge writer's block for this book. Hopefully, I'll start posting chapters more often again, and thank you guys for being so patient. I love you guys!
-M
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Word count: 640
ps, i won't be adding edit status anymore since i'm now using the grammarly keyboard to edit.