Tidal Waves

Cut the skin to the bone fall asleep all alone

Marks POV

My wife and I came home from work. "Jack we're home" I said like I normally did whenever we got home. Jack didn't come out like he normally did, I decided to investigate. Maybe he was sleeping
I got to his room and knocked. No answer, "Jack"? I opened his door and it was empty with his unfinished homework on his desk along with his phone that read a horrifying message.
That worried me
"Jack?" I called for him, I noticed the bathroom light was on. I walked over to it and knocked. "Jack"? "Are you ok" I asked. No answer. That REALLY worried me. I then lost it and kicked the door open and what I saw sent chills throughout my whole body.

My son. Self mutilating himself.

I rushed over to him and grabbed him tight, I examined his arm to see the damage. I shut the door to keep Skye from seeing this, I didn't want her to hurt as much as I did.

"Jack, what happened?" I asked hurtfully.
He just looked at me and started balling.
"Why didn't you call me or say something?" I asked him
He just shrugged and continued to cry. I hugged him tight and stroked his hair, I kept staring at his poor arm all injured. I then decided that it would be best to clean it and take care of it before it gets infected.

"Come on buddy let's take care of your arm so it doesn't get infected" I explained. He agreed and I took off his flannel to reveal a combination of fading and fresh cuts all over his arms. I gasped a little but just continued to clean the fresh ones. He winced whenever I added more alcohol which pained my heart so deeply, when they seemed clean I put Pokémon bandaids on the cuts and wrapped his arm in a bandage.

I kissed his arm and hugged him again. "Promise me you won't do that anymore" I begged "If you ever have those thoughts again please call me or your mother or come to us please" I begged him. Nothing hurt me more as a parent to watch my child suffer in this way.
He nodded and hugged me back tighter than ever which warmed my heart. "I love you dad"
I smiled and held him "I love you more"
I gave him back his flannel so his arms wouldn't be so noticeable right off the bat to Skye, I was trying to think of how I was going to tell her.