Naven let go of Sage's wrist at the expo when she excused herself to the toilet. She fast-walked while her heart was pumping out of her chest. Sage's breath started to be out of control and her hands were trembling like crazy as she slowly took out needle that she kept hidden under her sleeves. Sage took a handful of tissue from the toilet and bit it to keep her voice down. Then, slowly, she poked her smooth skin into her flesh with the needle. Hot, red liquid flowed out of the pierce and trailed the toilet's floor. Her tears also went down together with the blood flow.
That was the only way that she 'thought' will give calmness for her anxiety. She tried to swallow the bitterness of Naven's jokes about she was the one that wanted to go to expo. Sage understood that Naven loved to joke but, she could not shake off the feeling of being forceful. She was hurt by his statement but, she would not want that to crash their fun at the expo. So, Sage acted as if she was fine.
Sage covered hor fresh wounds with a lot of tissue. She made them into a bandage and hid it under her long sleeves. Then, she went out and spent her day at the expo with Naven as if nothing serious happened.
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She went out of the car and ran for her life to her house. Sage locked herself up inside her room and started a new 'operation' on her left arm. She was overwhelmed by Naven's comment on her dress and his sudden action to almost touched her hidden wound under her sleeves. She cried her lungs out that night and took some painkillers to reduce the pain she felt that throbbing in her arms.
She also did the same thing each time Naven gave his 'comment' about her height which he thought was only a joke. So, when he was sending her home, his joke about not really wanted to accompany her became a huge blow to Sage. She felt excessive emotions and could not keep the pressure in which caused her to collapse.
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White Rose
General Fiction"Keep growing beautifully just like a black rose - even when you're living in a great pain."
