Strange

Hurt

STEPHEN POV: 

You were in complete shock. You were supposed to take care of her but now she might die because you weren't protecting her. You slowly inserted the anesthetic in her arm hoping that it would lower her heart rate and she wouldn't be in too much pain. Then, you began to check if Christine was helping her. You looked up as she began to try to stop the bleeding. 

She quickly asked, "What the hell happened?" 

You answered ashamedly, "Some guys were trying to steal a magic book, I told her to help guard it and this happened." 

She urgently asked, "What was she stabbed with?" 

You answered, "I don't really know." 

You both made the bleeding stop eventually, then you began to stitch up the wound on her face. It would still show a scar but she was going to be okay. You both did this for about 45 minutes until you were done. 

After you were both done, you both sat down staring at her for a minute until she said, "Who is she?" 

You looked down at the ground and said, "I honestly don't know. She fell out of a window one day and...I just started to take care of her." She looked at you skeptically until you said, "I know it sounds crazy, but I just- I feel like she needs help. She shows serious signs of abuse and I want to make sure she matures as a better adult." 

She nodded and leaned back in her chair looking at you, "You look like hell." 

She was right, you had been so busy trying to take care of Morgan, you weren't concerned for your own health. Morgan had no idea, but you were working tirelessly on certain spells to try to help her go to sleep and to not have nightmares. 

You looked at Christine and nodded as your eyes filled with tears, "She gets nightmares every night Christine, I try to help her, but nothing works. I don't know how to stop it." 

She put a hand on your shoulder and said, "Stop being so hard on yourself, I'm sure you can figure something out." 

You shook your head, "No, I can't, I-" 

Just then, you saw Morgan's fingers twitch. She slowly turned her head trying to look for you so you stood up and stood over her. Christine quickly followed as you saw Morgan's eyes look towards her nervously. 

You reassured her saying, "It's okay Morgan, you're okay now." 

She looked at you with fearful eyes and then began to feel where you stitched her face up. 

You tried to pull her hands down, "No, stop Morgan, you're gonna rip out the stitches." But that just made her more scared. 

She swiftly sat up and screamed, "No! Stop!" 

Then, both you and Christine were forced down to the ground with her powers. You knew you had to calm her down so you stood up and just hugged her. She rested her head into your chest sobbing as you began to comfort her, "Shhh, it's okay. You're okay now. No one is going to hurt you, just relax." Her breathing finally calmed down and you released her. 

She looked at Christine nervously as she backed closer to you. She told Morgan, "It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you." 

Morgan POV:

Stephen then helped you lay back down and because you were too tired to sit up anymore. You stared at the two hovering over you. 

That was the first time you got actual rest without any nightmares in a long time. 

It was peaceful. 

Was it because of drugs? 

Yes. Does that matter? 

No. 

You then began to look down at your stomach, you saw it bandaged up but blood was still leaking through. Stephen then told you, "Christine here fixed it up, it will take a while to heal, but you'll get better." 

Christine then told you, "Yeah, just make sure to not mess with it, the stitches will absorb so you don't have to worry about getting them out. Just make sure to get some rest so you can heal properly." 

You didn't understand a word of what she just said. 

You nodded and awkwardly smiled. Then, Stephen said, "Try to get some rest right now. I'll take you back to the monastery in a little bit but you need to stay here and rest until I know it's safe for you to go back. Are you okay with Christine staying with you until I come back?" 

He knew you wouldn't say yes so he just whispered, "You'll be fine with her, I'll be back in just a bit. I love you." 

He then opened a portal and went through. You looked at Christine nervously until she asked, "Do you want anything to eat?" You nodded and she asked, "Do you want some chocolate?" 

You didn't know what it was so you asked, "Chocolate?" 

She looked at you shocked and said, "I'll be right back, I'll get you some." 

You nodded and just closed your eyes. She quickly came back with something in her hand. She opened it for you and handed you a piece, "Here, try some." You nodded and put it in your mouth. 

It was the best thing you ever tasted. 

You smiled and she handed you more. She nodded with her mouth full, "It's great isn't it?" You nodded and both of you ate the chocolate bar. She then asked, "So, where did you come from?" You looked away but she said, "It's okay, you can tell me." 

You then answered quietly and said, "Bad place." 

She asked you confused, "What type of bad place? Were they mean to you?" You nodded and she asked, pointing to your arm at your track marks, "Did they do that?" 

You nodded and said, "Hurt." 

She nodded and said, "Just get some rest, no one will hurt you here." 

You nodded and closed your eyes, falling into a deep sleep. But then, it all came back...the nightmares. 

You woke up in the same operating room but Christine wasn't there. No one was there. You sat up and looked down at your stomach, there was nothing there. No blood, no bandages, like it never happened. You looked around nervously and called out, "Hello?" You then heard footsteps behind you, you turned around to see who it was, oh no. It was him. You tried to get off the table but you couldn't for some reason. It was like when you're in a dream and you're getting chased but you can't run. 

He walked towards you and harshly gripped onto your chin, "What do you think you're doing here?" 

You cried, "I don't know, please- please don't take me back. I-I'm sorry." 

He let out an evil chuckle and said, "You're coming with me M." 

You sobbed, "Please! PLEASE DON'T TAKE ME BACK." 

But he didn't listen, he threw you off of the table and grabbed you by your hair. He gritted through his teeth, "Quit fighting!" You tried to scream but you couldn't do that either. You were completely helpless. 

You lightly sobbed, "Please let me go." But he ignored you once more. You couldn't fight back, you couldn't scream, there was nothing you could do about it. You then said, "Stephen will find you." 

He stopped in his footsteps completely and turned to you and gave you a mean look and barked, "He doesn't care about you. No one does. He's just using you like everyone else is." You began to sob even more. 

Does he actually care for me? 

Is he using me?" 

He yelled at you, "SHUT UP!" 

Then, he sent a harsh slap right across your face and everything went dark.