Re-Adopted by Black Veil Brides

Knives and Pens

~Two Weeks Later~
Audrey's POV:
Jared: "Hey what's up?"

Audrey: "Hey nothing I'm bored haha"

Jared: "I missed you yesterday at the coffee house...."

Audrey: "Ik I missed you too I'll see if I can get coffee with you next Sunday"

Jared: "Yea! Maybe we could go to the mall too!"

Audrey: "And who is gonna take us?"

Jared: "Duh your dad!"

Audrey: "Fine I'll ask later maybe you could meet the guys!"

I jump off my dark red comforter on my bed and run downstairs to talk to Ashley about meeting Jared. I know Jared would love to meet the guys and it's only fair if I give him a chance to! He's my best friend! I get into the kitchen and all of the guys are there talking. Sounds like their talking about something important. Probably band stuff.

"AUDREY!!!!!!" CC says with his arms open to hug me.

"Hey CC!" I say hugging him.

"Whatcha need?" Ashley asks.

"I was going to ask if I could meet Jared at the mall. And he kinda wants to meet you!"

"Well that's great! He's a fan?" Andy asks.

"Oh totally! He got me into the you guys!"

"Does he want to meet now?" Ashley asks.

"Oh not now we we're thinking like Saturday or something."

"Tell him we'll be there then!" He says.

"YAAAAY! He'll be so happy!"

I send a quick text to Jared saying we'll meet him and I go outside to feed Tokyo and Killer. Tokyo loves to cuddle with me and I let her sleep in my room at night. In the first couple of nights here I was still scared and sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night thinking I was still at that dreadful orphanage. When I'd wake up Tokyo would find me and cuddle with me to make me feel better. She's a sweetheart!

Outside the wind blows but that sun, that sun just doesn't want to hide behind a cloud! It's hot as hell! I don't know how these dogs stay out here. Guess it doesn't bother them. I pet Killer and I make sure they have water in their little doggie bowls. The door opens and Jinxx comes out.

"Sup Jinxxy."

"How you been?"

"Good."

"Are you eating well?"

"Yes I am! I actually am! Like I have felt the urge to just... you know but I know I want to get better."

Over the pass two weeks I actually have been eating well. Small portions in the beginning but it slowly got a little bit bigger. Like I said I had urges but I didn't satisfy them. I looked in the mirror one day and I saw I had gained some weight.

"That's great! Are you umm... still depressed?"

"I... I don't really know. Like the guitar has helped me like Jared's guitar did. Nobody's bullied me, school hasn't even started so that's good. I feel better emotionally. I'm not rainbows and unicorns happy but at least I'm not crying and hurting myself like I used to."

"Whenever you're at you're lowest just try to get it all out. Not by blood but by something productive. Like drawing, writing, playing an instrument, whatever!"

"Knives and Pens basically."

"Exactly Knives and Pens. It's why Andy wrote it."

"You know I have written a song. Well it's not finished but it's something."

"Show it to us one day! If you want we could put it on our new album."

The guys all stayed over and we laid out in the living room watching nothing but Netflix. Netflix turns out to be a life savor from boredom. We all got to choose what to watch. Andy was the first to pick and he instantly chose The Dark Night. After that was done with some popcorn scattered on the floor Jake picked The Cabin In The Woods which was kinda scary for me!

Then CC picked a few episodes of South Park and Ashley chose Get Hard. By the time that ended it was past 5 so we took off to a restaurant/ arcade place. It had all the games you could possibly think of. It was similar to Dave and Busters. We each split up and Ashley stayed with me. He's kind of more protective than all the rest of the guys. Not saying that they don't care about me but Ashley is taking serious responsibility as a father.

We just finish playing Fruit Ninja and I honestly don't know where to go next. It's so cool in here with all the neon lights flashing and the noises of game machines making sirens and what not.

"Where to lil Purdy?" Ashley asks.

"I'm a Purdy?" I laugh. Never really thought I was.

"Well yea I'm your legal father. When I adopted you you instantly got my last name! Isn't that cool?"

"Hell yea! Feels good to be a Purdy!

He leads me over to the skee ball lanes and I pop a few tokens in and the balls roll down towards me. Ashley does the same and I sense a competitive mood between us.

"Wanna bet lil Purdy?" He asks.

"On what?"

"I win and I get 500 of your tickets. You win and you get all of my tokens."

"I don't know.... I'm not really good with bets... But whatever deal!" What the hell? I've only played skee ball once or twice but I was in like 5th grade!

We begin our game of skee ball and I get 40 points on my first ball. Ash gets 20 but a few more of my balls and I have 90. Ashley's score is 100 and in a few moments mine is 120 but that quickly changes to 140. Ashley's increases once more to 150. Our last 3 balls and I roll mine. 210 is my final score and as Ashley's final ball rolls his score is 190. I WON!

"OH! SOMEONES ASS GOT BEAT BY A LITTLE GIRL!" I turn and CC, Jake, and Jinxx are behind us.

Ashley digs through his pocket and hands me his remaining tokens.

"Thanks Ash!" I say.

"Anything for you!" He says.

"How's it feel to be beat by a lil Purdy?" Jake asked Ashley.

"It feels-"

"Ew look it's that emo from school!" Says one girl passing with her group of friends.

"Hey Audrey why haven't you been around lately? Cut yourself too deep?" Says on other girl with short shorts and a pink lace tank top.

I'm stunned with their words. It's been a while since anyone has said anything like that. I almost forgot how it felt. Almost. The pain of what they said about cutting too deep. It makes my wrists tingle and my fingers trace scars under my bracelets. I'm embarrassed too. Embarrassed that this happened outside of school and that my dads had to see that. I turn and walk away fast and it soon turns into a run. I find the exit and I sit on the curb curled up in a ball crying. I'm such a weak bitch aren't I?