I Don't Care

Trails?..

{A couple weeks later.. Zoi has been staying at Markus's more and been taking college online...
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(Zoi's POV)
I was on Markus's sofa finishing up an essay that was due tomorrow on my laptop. Mark walked in with his mail, and flipped through the envelopes mindlessly as he sat down next to me. "Hey.." I said closing my laptop. "Hey... Sorry I'm a little late today.. They gave me extra work today..." He said and let out a big sigh. "That's okay, you're here now.." I said as I smiled and leaned in to kiss his cheek and he grabbed my waist and pulled me into a hug, kissing me. "Uh-wh.. What was that.?." I said stunned by his actions. "That was me letting you know.. That I love you." He said smiling and got up, there was a long silence, so I spoke. "So.. I talked to Stormy today.." I said as he rummaged through the fridge. "Really.. What did she say?.." I got up, "She said that.. They found, th-that-they caught.. Her." I said shaking.. I couldn't help it. She convinced me that I was going to die.. That I couldn't save anyone or myself.. He looked up from the fridge. "Really?.. She's.. Gone?.." He smiled. "I-I don't know.. It's just what she said.." I started itching at my leg... "She could just have w-wishful thinking." I was so close to tears, because of my memories of those three days, of torture and pain. Markus must have noticed it because he walked to me. "Hey.. What's wrong?.." He took my hands away from my now burning scars.. "It's okay... " he hugged me. I felt a little bit safer because he was so tall compared to me and I felt hidden when he hugged me. "I'm okay." I said and he finally let go, and he looked at me with a concerned face. "You know... Your scars aren't healing, Because you keep doing that.." He sighed, I stared at the floor. "I'm sorry. " was all I could say. Mark was about to say something but there was a knock at the door. "Hey are you guys alive in there?.. I haven't seen you in days." I automatically recognized the voice and I rushed to open it, giving Tori a big hug. "I'm sorry.." Was all I said again. "Hey.. Uh, is she okay?" She was talking to Markus, and I didn't hear a response, so I assumed he shrugged or something. And I took her to sit on the couch. " I'll be back.. I have some laundry to do.." Mark said grabbing a basket from the bathroom and walking out the door.
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(Tori's POV )

Awkward...
"Zoi?.. Are you okay?." I asked and she nodded and smiled . But I could tell she was lying.. "Zoi.. Come on, you can tell me, your best friend ." I said gesturing to myself. "I know.. But I really am fine." She said getting up, that's when I saw her scars were reopening. "Zoi?.. What happened?.." I said pointing at them. And she pulled her shorts down and shook her head. "Nothing.. I didn't notice how much I've been scratching and itching my leg... I'm sorry.." She couldn't look at me. "Hey, I'm not mad. It's just I like you better in one piece.. Not several." She was trying not to smile but failed. "Now come on.. We have to wrap that up so you'll leave it alone." I said and she walked me to the bathroom and took out bandages from the medicine cabinet. "How about I do it?." I smiled and she shrugged as she handed me them. I started wrapping up her leg , when I was looking at the scars.. They looked like a drunk person tried to draw a checkerboard.. Or a grid..
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(Zoi's POV )
I could tell.. She was staring at them.. "Uh- h she said something about connecting dots.. but after she pulled all of the needles out at once everything is kind of fuzzy..And I didn't really pay much attention to what she was saying....I was to busy screaming.. She looked at me, with so much anger in her eyes, but gave a sympathetic smile. "Is she in jail?.." I said not wasting a second. And Tori looked up at me with a calm and serious face. "This came in the mail today... I think you should read it." She said pulling and unfolding an envelope out of her pocket. And I did read it. It was a letter to request me to the trail of 'Amber Lynn Blake'.. Since I was one of her 'surviving' victims. I bet Mark is going to get one too.. "Oh.." Was all I could say. "It's... Tomorrow?.." I said looking at the date. "Yeah, I just got it today.. Hey, at least we'll get to see her go down." Tori said putting her hand on my shoulder. "What about her brother?..." I asked anxiously. "Brother?..." She said raising an eyebrow. I was screaming internally. "Wait, how long has Markus been gone?.." I asked and Tori just shrugged. "Are you o-?" She said but I was out of the apartment and sprinting down the halls before she could finish. I was about to have a heart attack, as I ran down the concrete steps into the basement, the sound of my small feet hitting every one but the last two. I slid and fell backwards, hitting my hip and my back on them. Ignoring the pain I scanned the laundry room and was instantly relieved to see him staring at me in awe. I'm guessing he saw my little tumble. And I sped walked and jumped onto him almost tipping us both over. "Zoi wha-?"
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(Markus's POV )
I was at a complete loss for words. But she just hugged me tightly. "Zoi.. It's okay... Just tell me what's wro-" she cut me off by handing me an envelope. So it's true.. She's done for. 'Amber Lynn Blake'.. And they are making Zoi relive it all and putting it on tv... Those (insert any word you use to describe someone that you don't like here) ." Zoi looked at me with concerned eyes. "It's fine .. She won't be able to hurt you." I said but she shook her head, "Her brother..." She whispered in my ear. I almost forgot about him.. I haven't heard anything about Tory in years.. I looked at the letter some more. "It doesn't say... I'm sorry Zoi.." She stared at the letter. "So.. He's still free?.. Free to inflict pain on anyone he chooses?." I hugged her. "I'm sure their working on it.. Don't worry." We finally parted and I grabbed the finished laundry and we headed up the stairs.
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