The darkest days

9

Violet

17 years old

getting bullied constantly is mentally tasking.

I walk through the hall to the parking lot as fast as possible.

"Poor little Violet..."I hear her snappy voice.

"Yes Jessica?"I ask trying to be as polite as possible.

"Oh nothing just looking at how fat you are and that you look so trashy in those rags.

I mean where did you get those,the trashcan?"

She says as i keep my eyes fixed on my black,worn out vans.

I was wearing a black knitted sweater today with grey

skinny jeans and my glasses sitting on my face comfortably.

"You're a whore you know that?Sleeping around with the youngest

Dixon,Your piece of trash father always beating you,You should just off your self now."She says snidely.

I freeze up when I feel a calloused hand on my Shoulder."Don' listen t' them Cece." I

grasp my books a little tighter to my chest and I walk out of the

double doors and I feel cool crisp air hit my tear stained cheeks.

I feel my self shaking as I drop my books and I fall to the ground,frantically picking them up.

"Cece...." I hear Daryl's gruff voice ring behind me.

"She's right Dare,I should just kill myself."I say sobbing

out as he kneels next to me and picks my books up.

"Cecelia stop..."He says while he helps me up and embraces me.

"Dad hasn't come home in days.......Not since he beat me with his belt a-and r-r-r...."

I say shaking and clinging to Daryl as he takes me to the truck

''Hey you only have five 'ore mons lef ' ,You 'an push through."He says in a matter of fact voice

"I-I-I can't Dare."I say holding myself tight and fearing that he would see the deep lashes of red on my skin.

He starts the truck up and starts to drive home as the silent sound gets interrupted my sniffles at times.

"You been takin' yer meds?" He asked in a gruff tone.

"I ran out."

I say and the silence takes over again."The insurance wasn't getting paid

and then dad left and I have been trying to get a job but....No one will take me."

He looks at me then out the window again.

"Damnit."He mutters under his breath.

"I'm trying to m-make do."I say stuttering a little as I hop out of the car to unlock the door to the house.

I turn around and I feel soft lips on mine.

"Dar-"

"Shut up,Let me do this."

He says all of a sudden and by surprise I nod.

I kiss back timidly,not knowing what was going on.

"I wanna protec' you,love you,Take care a you."He says softly looking into my eyes.

I nod and i whimper a little.

"I kno' what you've 'n doin' ter ya self Cece."

He says and his hand reaches down to my wrist and pulls my sleeve up to my elbow to examine the scars.

"I-I-........I wanted to feel something other than just emptiness."I say with tears in my eyes.

He starts to kiss each scar tentatively as I watch him carefully."Dare what are y-"

"I'm showing you what broken love is."

He says as he sits down on the couch and sits me in his lap as he starts to kiss me softly.