What doesn't kill you (Lumity)

The outsider

The next day

My eyes slowly opened to see the ceiling. My back hurt due to the position I was sleeping in. I got up and looked under me to see I have fell asleep on the couch.

"Ugh" I groaned as I stretched hearing and feeling my bones make popping sounds.

"Hey mom?" I called out as I looked around the house that wasn't familiar to my own. "Mom.." i said softly realizing what happened..

"M-mom" my voice broke as tears formed in my eyes. I raised my hands and covered my face with the palm of my hands and started to cry "What have I done" I cried.

"I'm sorry mom" I coughed "I'm so, so sorry!" I broke down, tears fell into the sweaty palm of my hands and slowly rolled down my wrist and arm. "I'm so fucking sorry" I said my voice was broken it was hard to even tell what I even said.

"Hey.." A voice came from behind me causing me to turn around to face the woman that let me stay with her "o-oh.. sorry.. I should just leave.." I sighed as I stood up from the couch wiping my tears from my face.
"I didn't say for you to leave kid, I was checking up on you." Eda sighed as she vaulted over the back of the couch and sat down and patted a spot for me to sit back down.
"What's wrong kid, spit it out" Eda said as I sat at the seat she patted on.
"You probably don't know how to help me.." I said as my voice started to come back to what it once was before my crying.
"Well at Least a little help is better than no help at all so tell me" Eda said patting my back. I let l it a defeated sigh and began to speak
"Well.. in my world I never really got along with anyone, I was bullied every day by the other kids, I was a outcast.. A freak, a weirdo, then... then... my father he beaten me, he cheated on my mother and she believed it was my fault for being such a disappointment and the reason he left us.. and word got out and everyone at school knew my situation and I was bullied for it.. beaten.. verbally abused.. it's been hard on me and my mother, the only way I was able to get away from it all was.. my fantasy which is what made me a weirdo.. I thought about suicide and tried to commit but if it wasn't for my mother being trained in the medical field I probably wouldn't be here.." I said in a low tone as I was holding back tears trying not to break.

I rolled up my right sleeve up just to my wrist and shown Eda scars painted across my wrist and some that went to my arm.

"Kid.." Eda said in shock.

"It's fine.." I mumbled as I unrolled my sleeve to cover up my scars.

"I'm sorry kid.. I really am, look I'm gonna be honest with you kid I didn't think I'd ever bring someone here but seeing your condition I'm gonna do more than just let you stay here I'll take care of you kiddo" Eda spoke softly putting her hand on my shoulder.

"Y-you mean it?" I asked surprised. Eda gave a simple nod and spoke "yes." She smiled as she stood up.
"Now get yourself up and pull yourself together kid you're a clawthorn now and a clawthorn isn't one to be messed with" Eda said with pride. "Thank you Eda but don't call me clawthorn I don't feel.. worthy of it not yet of course" I smiled with glee as I looked up at her.
"Fine with me kiddo now go get yourself a shower I'll find some clothes that hopefully fit you" Eda ordered "Aye aye clawthorn" I nodded as I stood up from the couch.

Eda directed me upstairs to the bathroom and turned on the shower for even though I could've done it myself I wasn't gonna say no to that.

After the shower

Drying off and put on a fresh pair of clothes that fit me surprisingly well.. Eda told me it was her old clothes when she was around my age and a leather jacket.. didn't know she had a sick ass leather jacket I like this a lot!

After I was all set I went down to the living room and sat down on the couch and looked around "yo Eda?" I called out leaning back on the couch.

"Eda!? Who the hell is that!!!" A little voice squealed from behind me "Edaaaa! Who is he?" It squealed like a tea kettle

"He? I'm a girl you weird fucking Pokémon..porcupine.. thing?" I said "oh worse it's a woman!" It yelled.

"That's enough from you fucker" Eda said walking from the kitchen and slapping the dog thing in the back of the head "you calm that tone of yours down king if I hear you talk like that about a woman I swear to titan I'll kick you out of this house faster than I did taking you in" Eda scolded the dog what I assumed it's name was king.

"So then who's this.. outsider?" King asked pointing at me "that's our newest member to our already fucked family her name is luz" Eda said walking over to the couch. "That's king by the way don't mind him he's.. annoying.." Eda let out a soft sigh "I'm sorry outsider.." king softly apologizes.

"Im the king of demons!" King said happily as he waddled over and climbed up on the couch.

"So is it just us three?" I asked looking over at eda.

"There's another one.. we don't talk about him though" Eda said looking towards the door.
"Why not?" I questioned.
"He is very.. very annoying" Eda said quietly "you'll meet him later.. for now try to go make friends outside that's what you kids do right?" Eda questioned herself.

"Alright Eda.. I'll see you later then" I said happily standing up from the couch.

Later

"Okay kid go make a friend and don't come back till you make one" Eda said then started to laugh "just kidding have fun kid and here's some money if you gotta bribe people to be your friend" Eda said before dropping a bag full of some currency into my hand.

"Byeee!" Eda waved before she flew off on her staff.

"Alright Luz you got yourself a new objective make a friend or die trying.." I tried hyping myself up.