Dead To Me

7.

12:29 AM

I haven't talked to anyone since I got stabbed. My heart hurts more than the pain on my body. Louriza sat there and watched as he stabbed me. Then she let him kiss her and run away. And she has the courage to ask me Am I Alright. No, I'm not alright. I'm hurt, mentally and physically.

We come across another two shacks. This time much better quality. I immediately go in one, knowing Louriza would follow behind me.

She stands in front of me. She looks me in my eyes, her eyes full of concern.

" Dale, I'm sorry. I should've did something. I feel horrible. " She says.  I really wanted to take her apologies but an apology won't help the pain I'm in.

" Don't talk to me. " I say. I stand up and start to walk towards the door. She stops me.

" Dale, please. I've never begged for someone's forgiveness before. This is serious! "

" You watched him stab me, You watched him run away, You let him kiss you after he would've killed me! You didn't do anything about it! You hurt me more than he did! I thought you had my back! " I said, finally getting angry with her. She had so many emotions in her face I instantly felt bad for yelling at her, I would never hurt a girl, in any way.

" Well why couldnt you protect your self?! You knew Alex has the ability to kill you yet you talked back to him! It's your fault! " She yelled.

" I was defending myself! "

" We'll you didn't do a good job. " She whispers. I then attempt to calm myself down. I knew coming with her wouldn't be a good idea.

" What would you have done if he killed me? " I ask. She doesn't respond. " I asked you a question. Now answer me. "

She crosses her arms and still doesn't answer which pissed me off. " Answer Me! " I yell.

" Nothing! I would've continued without you! Stop yelling at me! "

I was about to yell back but I force myself to ignore her. I cant talk to her right now. Ill end up making her cry which is rare for her. I dont wanna hurt her, no matter how mad I am.

I take off my shirt. I could feel her stare at the wounds all over my body.

I have five cuts. Two short ones that weren't too deep, those were on my shoulders. And three long deep ones, two across my back and one right across my chest. That Alex guy is quick.

I hear her footsteps get farther away as I wipe the blood off myself. I then hear soft whimpers. Did I make her cry?

I turn to her quickly. There were tears in her eyes that she was trying to keep from falling. She begins to say something but stops and runs out the door.

Uh oh. I don't think we'll be talking for a while.

Louriza's POV

I sat in one of the trees, attempting to hide from everyone. I didn't want them to see me like this. But I failed, Erika found me.

" Are you okay? " She asks.

" Yeah. " I lie. I jump down, making sure not to hurt myself. I look at her as she rubbed her arms, she had tons of bruises and cuts that I had never noticed before.

" What happened to you? " I ask.

" If I told you you'd wouldn't believe me. " She says.

" Come on you can tell me. I have to talk about something to get my mind off of Dale. " I say. She sighs and looks to the ground.

" Mickeey has been treating me like a slave. Ever since I met him. I thought he was nice and friendly but I thought wrong. He hits me, and cuts me, and does things I can't even speak of because it's too explicit. He calls me his perfect doll because I learned not to cry when he does something to me. If I don't follow his stupid orders I would end up dead. Say the wrong thing= Death, Don't talk to him= Death, Talk to him when I'm not ordered to= Death. There's more where that came from. The bravest thing I've been able to do was take his gun from him, but every time I do he doesn't have any bullets in it. " She starts to cry. " He would keep me in a closed in space. No windows, dim lighting, with a soft annoying tune playing over and over again. I would be in handcuffs getting abused right now if it weren't for you two. I've learned to live with him since I was fourteen. I haven't seen my family in years. "

" Damn. I thought I was going through trouble but yours is worst. We have to do something about this. "

" No! He'll kill me for telling. " She whispers.

" Fine, then We can help each other. You continue to help me from this curse, I'll help you in return. I'll find a way to stop Mickeey without him knowing you told me. I wouldn't like you getting hurt, I hate when people get hurt. Deal? "

" Deal. "