A House Divided

Phase Seven

Peridot's P.O.V.

I paced around my bedroom. I looked down at the green sheets. The dark green sheets looked beautiful next to the light green pillows. It was amazing that this is what I was taken too.

It wasn't like my family was rich. We mostly lived on welfare. But still, my mom always put me first. Nice sheets was something she gave me.

I looked at the sheets and felt the soft cotton. It was nice. And it felt almost like home.

Sighing, I took off my two prosthetic  legs. This truthfully was the reason my mom and I were in money trouble. I shuddered and pushed the horrible memory from my mind and laid down in bed.

It was to hot for a blanket. So I just laid there, sinking softly into my own warm hazy dream.

There was a soft scratching and I awoke. Rubbing my eyes, I sat up in bed. My door was shut just like normal. Nothing looked out of place, except the stone that sat on my bedside table was....Gone....

I sat up and leaned against the wooden headrest, dismissing the thought.

It was probably under the bed and I did not want to move. Sighing again I closed my eyes. Soon enough the scratching resumed.

I ignored it. The sound got louder and louder, until I felt the cold blade against my forehead. I tried to scream as I opened my eyes. But Maxwell covered my mouth and began slowly cutting down in a triangle pattern. It hurt so badly.

I cried and cried until I felt like I couldn't cry anymore.

He stopped soon after and the missing stone ended up in my head. I cried even harder as he wrapped me up with a large clean bandage.

Maxwell stared down at me, his metal eyes following me until he reached my arms.

"Do you want me to take these off as well?" He asked me, his bloody metal hands touching the prosthetic forearms. I couldn't take them off by myself and they always were uncomfortable sleeping with them on. But you learned to live with it.

I nodded my head a slowly painful yes. The gauze dripping a bit of blood as he began. He took them off gently, sitting them on the bedside table along with my legs.

"Sleep...Please sleep. You have a long day tomorrow." He said as he exited. Leaving me cold and scared..
And alone.