His Scars

The Aftermath

*beep* *beep* *Beep* *BEEp* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP!*

"Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......."

I roll over and hit my alarm, waking up Dan, who was asleep on me.

I feel like I've been hit by a truck, and it doesn't help the sun is directly in my eyes.
Wait. Sunlight doesn't reach my bed until around 5pm.
I grab for where my phone usually is but don't find it, instead it's in my drawer, somethings happened.

I try to remember what has last happened which just makes my head hurt more.

Sitting up, trying not to disturb Dan, I see a note next to my bed, distinctly in Lauras hand writing.

I reach for it and notice my hand is wrapped in a bandage, and so is my other one. I feel my head, same deal.

I quickly grab the note, slightly worried she took me to the fighting club she's always talking about.

"Hey, sorry I had to leave,
something came up, I put on the alarm and left you some water and a tablet."

I look at my table and see a glass of water and a tablet.

"Btw, you need more food.

Laura"

I'm tempted to just go back to sleep and see how long I could sleep before Dan wakes me up for his dinner.

I sigh and take the tablet, downing all the water and realise how hungry I am myself. I haven't eaten since breakfast.
Breakfast.
Wait.... Omg!

I made such a mess I'll never be let back!

Omg I have a soulmate!

Omg, my soulmate is probably really badly hurt!

I try to remember everything that happened and check my hands. Long bloody gashes have opened on both hands.
I get up and almost fall over from dizziness.

I look at my closet mirror doors, I look like I've been attacked by a flock of angry birds, minus the feathers.
I try to lift my shirt but it's stuck to my chest by  blood.

Once I get it off I see the full affect of this 'incident', cuts are everywhere, up my arms, on my stomach, chest, even going up on my neck and I can see some on my legs.

None off the cuts on the rest off my body are worse than my hands but still, wow.

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"There!"
I've finally gotten all of the cuts cleaned and covered by either a bandage, bandaid or a cream that's meant to hid the cuts.

I hear Dan walk into the room and feel his fur as he brushes up against my leg, I look down as he meows.
I can tell he's hungry so I pick him up and take him out into the kitchen. I check the fridge and grab the last can of tuna.

"Dammit, that's the last bit of food for both of us."

Dan is about to eat my leg so I just feed him and try to plan what to do next.

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After I shower I turn on the news to see if there was any accident that could be linked with my cuts but there is nothing like that.

I once again look to my fridge and decide my next move is to go to the shops. I'll just visit the little corner shops a few streets over, cause what better time to go grocery shopping than 7pm on a Wednesday.

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Sitting in my car, I watch the sun slowly sink past the horizon and think about everything, how my life has been turned upside down in the last few days and how for once, I don't know what to do.

I hop out of the car and realise when I got dressed I didn't look at what I grabbed.
I hope no-one notices my mismatch of very short pj shorts, white, blue and red stripy shirt and bright red shoes.
I'm a fashion icon.

As I walk in I find that my prayers are answered and there is not many people in the store. A drained teenager working the register, a sweet little old lady named Beatrice who lives a few houses from me and is really nice, and a man that is buying some..... interesting items.

I grab a shopping trolley and start moving towards the shopping aisles when I feel a tap on my shoulder.

"Oh dear darling! What happened to you?"
She says while brushing my shoulders and looks into my eyes.
"Have you been fighting?"

I see worry in her eyes.

"No no no, I ummmm... just broke a window and fell in the glass."

She looks into me.

"Honey, I'd be quite impressed if you'd landed on your neck, now what really happened."

She's got an expression of steel on her face and I can tell I can't get out of this with lies.

I break.

"I don't know what happened but this morning I was having breakfast and I started bleeding all over and I just started freaking out and my soulmate is probably horribly hurt but I don't know and I just don't know."

I feel tears welling up and close my eyes, all off the confusing of the last few days just dumped on this unprepared lady, but it doesn't make me feel any better.

I feel two small, warm hands on my face and open my eyes, Beatrice's looking at me with tenderness and a weak smile is formed on her lips.

"Do not worry, you have not lost you soulmate, trust me."
"But how can you know?"
"When you lose a soulmate you only feel emptiness, you do not know which way is which and you have no will to live."
"You are still feeling emotions, you still have the will to live and you are at the store buying food. Do not worry darling, you will live a long, happy life with your soulmate, I promise you."

With this she gives me a little pat on the cheek and starts moving over to the counter.
I wonder what she's been through and how she's still alive today.

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Okay sorry guys, I have no excuse for not posting sooner but I'm setting a schedule to try to get one out every week, but again, sorry😁😁

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