Finding a Twin

Chapter 15 : Hurt

Chapter 15

Jeff POV

My whole body ached. And now Riker's probably going to be mad at me for cutting. But I can't help it! That's what I do to help the stress and the pain.

I curled up in a ball in Riker's bed. Riker sort of gave up on trying to clean me off, and just pulled the covers over me.

He changed into his pjs, and sat on my bed, which was still right next to his. He was staring down at his hands. I remembered his test, and I figured he got his phone and laptop taken away.

"R-Riker."

"What?" He asked, looking over at me.

"It hurts..."

"I know... What do you want me to do?"

"Come."

He moved closer to me. I cuddled up next to him.

"Wait. You're not afraid of me?"

"You took care of me and saved me."

"So you trust me?"

"A little bit..."

Riker sighed.

"Thank god... I thought I screwed that up forever."

"Riker, the pain is getting worse."

"Where?"

"My ankle."

Riker pulled the covers down.

"Can you move your foot?"

"Yes..."

"Ok, so it's probably not broken then... But maybe it's sprained. It looks swollen and there's a lot of bruises..."

"Riker, it hurts."

"Ok. How about we put ice on it, ok?"

"Ok..."

Riker put the ice pack on my ankle, and sort of tied it onto my foot.

"Do you want me to tell mom? Maybe we should go to the hospital."

"No! I don't want to go there!"

"Yeah... I hate hospitals too..."

"Riker?"

"What?"

"What happened with your test?"

"My test? Um... Mom and dad yelled at me. But they yelled at me more for making you get scared and run away."

"Are they mad at me?"

"No... They were just worried about you... Jeff we need to talk about this."

"What?"

"The cuts."

I hid my arms under the blankets.

"Jeff... Come on. Please talk to me. I can help."

"It just makes me feel better, ok?"

"Doesn't it hurt?"

"It hurts less than everything else."

"What is everything else?"

"Life..."

"Jeff... What's bothering you? I thought you were happy here."