~~~~~Chris' POV~~~~~
"Shay where are you?" I asked when I went into her room. She was all happy and bouncy this morning and then at lunch she never showed, I seen her walking through the halls and she looked pissed. I tried to call her but she never looked back. The bathroom door was locked "Babe, come out" I said I put my ear up to the door. Nothing "Shay?" I asked and I heard the door knob jiggle
"What?" she asked, her face was red and her eyes were all puffy from crying. I instantly pulled her to me.
"What’s wrong?" I asked soothingly. She wrapped her arms around my neck and started crying.
"This has been a horrible day." I rubbed her back, and when I glanced up I seen a bloody washcloth on the sink. What is hell?
She finally pulled away and covered her arms.
"What happened? Are you okay?" I asked and she nodded at me and tried to smile.
"I’m fine, come sit with me." she said and I kneeled on the edge of her bed. "Sorry about earlier in the hall" I heard her say but I was thinking why is she hiding her arms and why there was a bloody washcloth in the sink? "Chris?" she said and threw a pillow at me. I looked at her.
"What were you doing in the bathroom?" I asked and she tensed. She looked at me her eyes looked sad, like she had a secret. "Shay?" I said and she was still quiet.
I went over to her and sat on the edge of the bed. I picked up her arm and I saw them.
Cuts. A new one in the middle of her arm and some up higher.
"What's going on Shay?" I asked and a tear rolled down her eye.
~~~~Shay’s POV~~~~
"What's going on Shay?" Chris asked me.
I was on the brink of a breakdown. This morning my brother called me and told me my mom decided to take him from my grandmother and the court won’t stop her. Him crying pissed me off. I called my dad and he said he didn’t have any kids so why should he do anything about it.
"Shaylene." I heard Chris say. I couldn’t move I felt froze
"Now you know." I said quietly I don’t even think he heard me
"Shay, why-"
"THIS IS ME! This is what my parents did to me; this is how I try to take the pain away. Away from me, away from my brother!" I yelled out of nowhere I was now standing by the bed and Chris was standing by me his eyes peering into mine. I really wanted to look away, but I couldn’t. "Now you know." I whispered
"Why didn’t you talk to me instead of doing this?" he grabbed me wrist. I pulled them away.
"This is something I hate myself for, something that has followed me for years. I went to therapy for it, and I thought I was over It." I looked at him, and saw all of the pain in his eyes and my chest felt empty. I stepped back. Even though all I wanted to do was hug him.
"Did I cause any of those?" he asked and I automatically felt horrible.
"No." I whispered. He looked at me but I had to look away.
I slowly backed up and grabbed my keys.
"I have to go." I said and ran out to my car, holding back the tears the entire way out when I drove away I saw Chris in my rearview he was stopping. He ran his hands through his hair and turned to his car.
When I looked forward I saw headlights coming straight at me. I swerved back to my lane. My heart was pounding so hard. I looked down at my ring; my knuckles were white from gripping the steering wheel so hard.
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