BATTLE OF LOVE

𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤│𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠

WARNING/ SELF HARM

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Calista pushed her food around, she was in the eating hall, by herself in general even though there was no one in the hall. A corner of her lip lifted up as she stared down at her food, it was eggs and rice, there was nothing wrong with it, just wasn't what she was use too.

Sighing, she let go of her fork, the utensil making a loud clucting sound. She glanced around her surroundings, watching out for any campers. She just wanted to be away for a moment. She needed to breathe without the feeling of someone else's breath down her neck.

She recently got a letter from her father that her nanny for 12 years had died just last week, her father blamed her for not being there and that she was selfish for choosing to go to camp and not spend time with her family.

She didn't understand, just two weeks ago Calista was telling her father how happy she was at camp and he was glad, then suddenly he's rude and taking it all back.

She just didn't know what to expect anymore, it's not like her father spent time with her anyway, he was always busy with his work or going out late to drink. How was it fair for her to be called selfish when all she did was care for people? When her nanny was sick, she got up early and made breakfast for her dad, when her dad was down who made him feel happy by playing store, when her dad was angry at a deal gone wrong who made him smile with a joke.

It would always be like that and that's why she decided to go to camp when a satyr arrived on her door step. Her dad even helped back her bags.

There were some good times but those didn't make up for the bad times. She broke out of her daze when her stomach grumbled. She looked down at her food with disgust. Pushing it aside she stood and through her leg over the bench.

Keeping her head down, she walked out of the dining hall, towards cabin 10. She hoped her siblings were out training or having fun.

Walking up the steps, she opened the door. It was empty save for lynx, her younger brother and Issac, her brother who was the same age as her. She continued to keep her head  down as she walked over to her bunk, climbing onto the top bunk and sunk under the covers.

A moment passed when she heard feet shuffle, a hand appearing on her forehead." She's not sick, she's sad"

"That stupid power of moms." She grumbled, opening her eyes to see Issac tower over her while lynx was on the bunk behind issac..

" you do a bad job of hiding it." Issac said, flicking his eyes behind him to lynx, who nodded and ran out of the cabin.¨what happened, lista?¨ He softly spoke which caused calista to break down into a sob.

She tried her hardest to wipe the tears but they kept coming. Issac froze, wondering what to do, calista sat up fully and kicked the blanket off of her. Where issac saw something that left him shocked. Before she could speak, he carefully brunched up the skirt of her dress. She tried to stop him, rezling what he was doing but it was too late. The two of them stared at her thighs in horror, one feeling scared and the other feeling hurt.¨why?¨ Issac softly asked. Calista stayed silent, the main reason was because of what her father thought and called her, then it was because she thought she wasn't good enough, even though she was a daughter  of Aphrodite  she was still insecure because of the self doubt her father planted into her brain.

¨ i...i dont know why ¨ She couldn't just come out and say it. Issac would problery look at her like she was crazy. She sighed and looked down at her scars, some were fresh and some were healed.¨ it's just... my father thinks im perfect and that i cant do wrong.... he ' s right sometimes¨ She chuckled but stopped when Issac didn't. Clearing her throat she spoke again." Anna died last week....father blamed me for not being there and I... I think he's right. If I was there then I would've got to spend more time with her and even see her go-" sobbing she brought her knees to her chest and her head down.

Issac didn't say anything as he gently rubbed her back. Climbing onto the small top bunk, Calista got the message and moved over. The two siblings cuddled, Calista sniffed her nose once in a while. " don't listen to him, he doesn't understand what you go through and never will..Mother will take care of him soon." He mumbled the last part as Calista fell asleep. It was the middle of the day and yet she was already tried.

He heard the door to the cabin open as he too fell asleep.