Live, Love, Laugh And Forget (Being Usher's Niece Sequel)

The Bracelet

*Ushers POV*

"She hasn't come out of her room in 2 days. I check on her to make sure she has food and she's changing her bandages but she doesn't say much. I think this accident has affected her in an emotional damaging way. I don't know what to do." I told the shrink.

"I can try to talk to her but I'm not sure if I can help. Most people, after an emotional accident has happen to them, aren't very keen to opening up to strangers. You might have to give her more time."

"How much time does she need, it's been almost 2 weeks. And 3 days since we brought her home from the hospital." Tammy (Nicole's Mom) asked.

"Depends, it could be days, weeks, months, I really can't say."

"Months?" Tammy cried. "Dear god."

"And the man who it her was her father, right?" the shrink asked.

"Right, Nicole hasn't seen him in years, right Tammy?"

"Yeah, it's been years." She said her voice horsed from the crying.

I heard footsteps down the stairs, a rush of hope flowed through me, was Nicole ready to talk?

I got up and ran to the stairs.

"Hey, Nicole how you feeling?" I asked her but it was clear she didn't want to talk due to her storming out of the house. She looked furious.

I followed her.

"Nicole where are you going?!" I yelled. Its fall and getting cold outside, and for some reason she was only in a towel.

I saw her walking/running across the yard near the creek that flowed in the back yard.

She approached it and I started running, the only thing I thought was, 'was she about to jump in?'

When I saw her throw something into the creek I slowed down in confusion. When I reached her, her eyes were closed.

"Nicole what the hell? What are you doing, what did you throw?" I asked.

"Nothing important." She said and proceed to walk back to the house.

I sighed.

"Nicole, Nicole!" I yelled but she continued to walk.

"Give her time." I told myself.

*Nicoles POV*

I don't remember much of my father. Only little pieces and most of them are horrifying pieces. Abuse, drunkenness, drugs, anything bad that you can think of could probably relate to him.

I have one good memory. When I was younger he gave me a bracelet. It says "Safe Thinking" on it. I never understood what that meant until I was older.

The way we think is based on our opinions, this goes for our actions too. Our actions are based on the way we think. If we think safe, we will act safely.

I realize now that it's all a bunch of crap.

I studied the thing wrapped around my wrist. I'm not sure why I wore it all throughout my life with all the horrible things he has done to my mother and I. I guess a part of me always had hope he would come back a changed man.

But due to reading the news on what happened the other night, he's the same man he always has been and he will never change.

I slowed stood up from my bed and walked into the bathroom. I cautiously lifted my shirt and saw the stitches that lie on my abdomen.

I'm told to change the bandages once a day, normally after showering so that's what I intend to do.

Since I'm still sore from the accident, I slowly stripped out of my clothes and threw them in the hamper. I looked at myself in the mirror.

All I see is bruises and scrapes. My elbows and knees are bruised and scrapped up. Other various places are pretty messed up too.

I took off the bracelet and set it on the counter.

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When I finished my shower I carefully put the bandages back on while I used the mirror to help me.

I wrapped my towel back around my painful body.

I looked down at the bracelet that laid on the counter.

I studied it for a bit.

Every time I look at it I feel anger.

In that moment something inside me snapped. I picked up the bracelet and ran downstairs, still in my towel.

"Hey, Nicole how ya feeling?"

I didn't answer I was too focused.

I stormed out of the house not bothering to close the door.

"Nicole, where are you going?!" Usher yelled.

I walked around to the back of the house where a small creek flowed. I propped myself in front of it.

Out of anger I threw the bracelet as far as I could.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

"Nicole what the hell? What are you doing, what did you just throw?" he asked out of concern.

"Nothing important." I said and walked back inside without a word.

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