Forever My Marine Pt2

Chapter #72

Chapter #72

⚠️Mentions of torture and death⚠️

July 9th 2022

Louri’s POV 

Scarlett and I wake up to the sound of screaming. “MAMA! NO DON’T HURT MAMA!!” We wake to Devon screaming, he sounds terrified and before I can even think I’m out of bed and halfway down the hall to my son’s room with Scarlett right behind me. 

Scarlett’s POV

My heart shatters when I hear Devon crying and begging for someone not to hurt Louri. “Devon, wake up now!” Louri says sternly as she pulls him into her. “Mama?” He asks, crying. “Yeah bubs it’s Mama. I’m here, I'm here.” She rocks him back and forth. “Is everything ok? I heard screams.” Kate says as she gets to Devon’s room. “He had a nightmare. Louri and I will take care of him. Please try and get some more sleep.” I tell her and she nods before heading back downstairs to the guest room. 

Louri’s POV 

I rock Devon back and forth as he cries. “T-they h-hurt y-you.” He cries placing his hand on my abs where the scars from the torture with the jumper cables are. “Devon look at me.” I say when I notice he is staring and tracing the scars through my tank top. “I’m ok now, they can’t get me or anyone.” I tell him softly. “YOU DON’T KNOW THAT!! THEY MIGHT COME BACK!!” He shouts and I look over to Scarlett and she nods letting me know I can tell him. “They can’t come back, they’re dead. Your Uncle Tommy and Uncle Greg made sure that they were dead. Devon I saw them do it. The bad guys are gone for good.” I say honestly. “I um Devon, I uh well I killed the man that you saw on the T.V.” I admit and he looks me in the eye. “So they can’t hurt you anymore?” He asks. “No Devon, they can’t hurt me or anyone.” I assure him. “Why did they hurt you?” He goes back to tracing my scars through my tank top. I let him because it seems to be calming him. “They wanted information.” I say honestly. “Why didn’t you give it to them? Why did you go through this instead?” He asks. “Because if I told them all they wanted to know a lot of people would have gotten hurt or killed.” I tell him. “So you went through this to protect people?” He asks. “Yes I did.” I say hoping he doesn’t ask if they asked about my family which they did. “You’re really strong Mama.” He curls into me. “I try to be.” I say holding him close and signaling to Scarlett to come join us, she comes and lays on Devon's other side so he is sandwiched between the two of us. 

Scarlett’s POV

I didn’t think she’d share that much with him but I get why she did. She was trying to make sure he knows that we’re all safe. Devon falls asleep in Louri’s arms and she just keeps humming to him to help keep him asleep. “That happened almost six years ago. He was two when it happened. How does he remember it so well?” I ask. “Kids can get PTSD as well; they just call it CPTSD. The ‘C’ obviously stands for childhood. I am going to stay with him for the rest of the night. If you want to stay or go it’s up to you.” She says. “I’m staying too.” I tell her.

A/N: Poor Devon. September is suicide awareness month if you are struggling the U.S crisis hot line is 988. Anygays see you in the next one.