Broken (Edited edition)

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On Tuesday, they let us take the day off." You have your homework already for the day, so take the day off." Mr. Jackson says on the phone, and I nod. Then remember he can't see me." Okay, you have a good day." I say, and I end the phone call. I'm still laying in bed, and I feel exhausted. After the competition yesterday, Mark had to carry me to the car. My legs were like jello, and I was numb on the inside." I got you." He said in my ear, and kissed my cheek.

I slowly lift myself up into a sitting position. I stare at the wall opposite of my bed. My body almost went into full shock yesterday, and that would've cause a flu. I get out of bed, and walk to the closet. I pull on jeans, fluffy socks, gray sweater, and a black beanie. I hug the big bear Mark before exiting the room, and go sit downstairs. There's a note on the coffee table, and I read it." Lyca, had to go to work. Be back in a few, don't strain yourself." I set the paper down, and sit on the couch. The extra phone is on the coffee table as well, and I lean against the back of the couch. I can't call anyone, and I don't have anywhere to go. I pick up the phone, and see two numbers are in it. Mark's and Danny's. The only two people I can call. I stare at the phone for a moment,then decide to call Danny. On the first ring he answers." Angel? What's wrong? Are you hurt?" I take in a deep breathe, and hide my eyes under my hand." Will you....come pick me up?" I ask, and he's silent." Oh, yeah sure. Wait hang on." I hear him running, then he's talking to someone." Yeah okay, I'll be right there."

He hangs up, and I sit there on the couch. I hate being alone, just as much as I hate crowds." You will stay in that room until you behave!" My mother's voice echoes in my head, and I hear a door shutting. I jump off the couch, and run upstairs. I'm running, and breathing really hard." How many times must we go over this, how many days will you be in that room?" She asked me once as she shut me in the tiny attic room. Nothing but the clothes on my back, and the object that horrified me more than anything. That object that haunts me to this day.

I run up to my bedroom, and shut the door. I pull the bear Mark onto my bed, and start crying." Don't leave me in here! Don't leave me in here with that thing!" I start saying over and over again. I don't know how much time has gone by, but I then hear someone screaming. I then realize it's me. I hear the front door open, and shut loudly." Lyca!" I hear, and someone running upstairs." Let me out!" I scream, and my bedroom door opens." Lyca!" Danny yells, and runs over to. When I feel his hands on me, I start attacking him." Stop! Don't put me back in!" I scream, and his arms wrap around me." It's me! It's me Lyca! Danny!" He starts yelling, and I open my eyes. I start gasping for air, and sopping loudly. It's hurts so much with each breathe, it feels like I'm breathing lava." I'm here, I'm here." Danny says through breathes, and hugs me tightly.

I don't know how long it is before I get up, and I stand there shaking." You will not tell Mark about this, you understand?" I tell him, and Danny looks concerned." Lyca, he needs to know about this. That back there was something I've never seen before."

"Danny, he thinks I'm unstable. He wants to put me through therapists and tests if I don't show improvement. He was talking about it with someone on the phone." I say, and feel frightened. Knowing Danny, he'll still tell him. But I might as well try." Lyca, I have to. This is something he needs to tell the doctor, he needs to tell CPSA." Danny says, and puts his hand on my shoulder." This isn't...normal." He says, and I push his hand off of me." Nothing is...normal with me. I saw things a child should never see, felt things no one should feel. Went through so much. I can't even shut my eyes without seeing those....those....those damn people!" I say, and look over at him with tears flooding down my cheeks.

I wipe my eyes, and apologize to Danny." I went too far." I say, and he smiles softly." You're okay, you're aloud to get mad sometimes." He says, and wraps his arm around my shoulders. We walk downstairs, and walk out of the apartment. We get into Danny's car, and he drives us to the Grump Station." I'll go talk to Mark." He says, and I nod." I'll be down here." I say, and he smiles." He'll understand." He says, and I nod." Yeah, I know." I tell him, and he walks upstairs.