Mon Chéri

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Nyx

I wake up laid in the same position I have been in for the last two weeks. I stare out the window at the rain. I focus my eyes on one drop slowly running down the window.

I feel a body sliding behind mine in the bed and I flinch away as my wife rests her hand on my waist..or tries to. I haven't let anyone touch me since that day. I haven't eaten or made an attempt to talk to anyone. The only thing I've done is sit in a cold bath which tish made for me and stare at the wall.

"Mon cheri..are you getting up today?" I stay silent "well I made you a bath..would you like any help?". I stay quiet again. I get up and I walk to the bathroom shutting the door behind me. I change out of my clothes and I sit in the bath. After a while I lower myself back and I place my head under the water. All my thoughts seem to go silent as I close my eyes.

I open my eyes after what feels like ages when I'm pulled up. "What the hell are you doing?! You could have killed yourself!" The darkhaired woman screams at me. I stare at her with tears in my eyes. "Oh nyx..." she sighs out pulling my head into her stomach and hugging me tight.

I start to feel overwhelmed by her touch and I move away. I curl up into a ball and I cover my ears as I repeatedly shout "No no no". I start shaking my head to the point it makes me dizzy. "Nyx stop you are going to injure yourself" tish pleads as I start to cry more. Her attempts fail and she lets out a sigh before climbing into the bath behind me fully clothed and pulling me down to lay on her.

My breathing starts to slow down as the sound of the water moving with the movement of her hand on my spine fills my ears. I grip onto a handful of her dress as I squeeze my eyes tight. "Your okay mon cheri" Morticia whispers to me. We lay like that for atleast 10 minutes as tish finishes cleaning me.

My grip tightens on her as I feel her moving to get up. As she steps out of the bath and takes her dress off I stare at her with a desperate look in my eyes. "Mon cheri i have work and I don't think its good for you to be back in that place at the moment." She tells me walking out of the room.

After a while my fully clothed wife comes back into the room. She cups my cheek and I grab onto her hand "will you be okay here?". I shake my head no straight away and I start climbing out of the bath. I rush into the bedroom and I try to shove clothes over my wet body instantly soaking them.

I turn around and I spot morticia stood watching me. "No nyx. You can't come with me. I can't have you...doing that infront of students...and parents!...oh crap its parents weekend. Ill be home late tonight..just..don't do anything that may harm you" I watch as she slides on a pain of heels and rushes out of the room.

I sit on the bed staring at the door. She left me. I told her i wasn't okay being here and she left. I get up and I slowly make my way downstairs. I open the door and I stare out. Her car isn't there. I shut the door behind me and I sit on the steps leading down to the driveway...which is where I stay all day.

I wake up to bright lights shining on me and the sound of a car stopping. The car engine switches off and as soon as I spot Morticia getting out out the car I jump up. As her door closes I dive onto her wrapping my arms around her neck and my legs around her waist. She rests her hand on my ass as she walks us to the door.

"So what did you do today Amour?" Tish asks as she makes spaghetti. I look down at my piece of paper as I continue colouring. "Did you..sleep?" She asks. Yet again I don't answer. "Did you watch the television?" No answer again. She turns to look at me angrily and let's out a huff "Nyx you have to talk to me some time. Just tell me what you-".