Forgotten Flames

Chapter 6

BANG! BANG! BANG! Someone was pounding on my door. I shot up now wide awake and pulled my hair into a ponytail and walked up to the door. I opened it and before I knew it 3 people were in here. I shut the door and finally looked. Ryder and Zeke and Abby. Doesn't Abby have her key? Ryder was riddled with fury and worry while Zeke and Abby were both confused. Zeke and Abby sat down, prepared to let Ryder talk.

"Did you?" He asked sternly.

"Ryder I don't think we should talk about this here." I said glancing at the 2 other people in the room.

"I don't care if they are here! Now answer my question! Did you?!" I looked at the ground and stayed silent. "Give me your wrists."

"No. Not if they are here. You might not care if they are here, but I do Ryder!"

"Aria. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. Now give me your wrists. Or tell me."

"Yeah, I did." I said refusing to give him my wrists.

"Aria you need to stop this! It's not healthy!"

"What are you gonna do?! Send me to rehab?! A therapist?!"

"Okay what is going on here?!" Abby screamed. "We don't know what your talking about." Zeke looked at me confused.

"You still haven't told them?" Ryder asked.

"Well it's not exactly something you tell a lot of people." I groaned and leaned against the wall.

"She cuts herself. Her wrists. That's why she wears the cuffs." Ryder told them. Abby gasped. I just glared at the ground and I could feel them all staring at me.

"Well what are you all staring at?! Yeah, I cut myself! Call me suicidal! I don't care!" I said and grabbed my keys and coat and iPod and headphones.

"Aria where are you going?" Ryder asked.

"Anywhere, but here!" I took one last glance back and my eyes locked with Zeke's. He looked at me with shock and pity and worry and more shock. I could only imagine what's going through his mind. I opened the door and walked out.