Finding Family

Chapter 9

TW: self harm, sexual assault

A couple weeks later, Lily's brand had healed thankfully. The girls were almost done with the school year. JJ and Emily have gotten Lily to eat more, they still do their routinely skin checks. Lily make sure she hides the brand on her hip well, she was thankful they don't check there.

"How was school today guys?" Emily asked as the family sat for dinner.

"Good. I took my last test for the year today!" Charlotte replied.

"That's great!" JJ exclaimed looking over to Lily waiting for her reply.

"I have one more AP exam" Lily said.

"Well I'm sure you'll do great." Emily smiled.

"How about gymnastics? How was practice today? You guys ready for your last competition?" JJ asked. Lily tried not to show any emotion at the sudden change in topic, but it was hard.

"It was good! I can't wait for the competition." Charlotte exclaimed. Lily smiled, she was happy her sister was happy.

"Yea, I can't wait either" Lily said but with a tone of worry and sadness as she pushed around her food on her plate.

"Please finish your food" JJ whispered to Lily as she got up to start cleaning the dishes. Lily couldn't because now all she was thinking about was gymnastics. She couldn't seem to think about anything else. If I get skinnier, coach will move on to someone else. Her demons in her head were screaming at her and she couldn't take it. She stormed off up to her room. Emily quickly ran after her, Charlotte and JJ following close behind. Lily made it to her bathroom thankfully and locking and shutting the door before they could catch her. Your mine now bitch. Her coach's voice rang throughout her head. She then grabbed her razor, thankful Emily and JJ haven't found her new hiding spots and started slicing her leg. She looked down to see the brand marked on her skin tracing over it with the razor. She wanted to get rid of it, she couldn't have it anymore, she didn't want to be his. Taking her razor, she cut around the brand trying to cut it out, just then JJ burst through the door. Lily was so caught up in her own emotions, she didn't hear them unlock the door. JJ, Emily, and Charlotte stared at her in horror. Emily quickly jumping into action reaching for the razor. JJ quickly ran to stop the bleeding. Lily didn't know what to do, she wanted to run and hide but she couldn't as her leg was bleeding heavily.

"I think we should take her to the hospital" Emily stated.

"No, I'm fine" Lily said as she tried to get up. JJ and Charlotte quickly keeping her down.

"You are bleeding, don't get up" Charlotte said.

"I'm fine, " Lily replied pushing her sister away trying to get up. JJ tried to get her to calm down while Emily went to call 911. Lily was losing too much blood.

"Lily stay with me" JJ said as Lily started to fall into the darkness.

"Lily please don't go" Charlotte cried as JJ pulled her into her arms. The paramedics rushed in, quickly rushing her to the hospital.

Once they got to the hospital the family waited anxiously for the doctor to return.

"She's going to be okay, she's strong" Emily said, reassuring JJ and Charlotte who were in tears. Just then the doctor came out.

"Family of Lily?"

"Yes"

"She lost a lot of blood, we had to stitch the cut in her hip and give her a blood transfusion, however the brand is still there, " the doctor said.