Glass Hearts

IX

Sorry for not updating yesterday! I had things going on... (*cough* Taken to a water park with family *cough*) And i was just lazy yesterdayAnyway, enjoy the chapter today!

Roy

She lives at 1792 Jayward street. Sarah answered. I only glanced at the address before I sprinted off. I had no idea what I was walking into, Christine could have murdered her entire family for all I knew. I just hoped that I wouldn't be too late. Come on Christine, what happened?

I finally reached my destination and sprinted up to the porch. I knock, once, twice, thrice, and lower my hand. I hear the shuffling of footsteps from the inside. A man swings the door open. He looks tired, and like he's in his mid-tweenties. Although, he doesn't have the spunk one might expect from a young adult. He looks me up and then back down. His jaw is clenched.

"Who are you and what is it that you want?" He grunts.

"Uh, well I heard that Christine needs help."

"Who are you?"

"Roy A. Smith," I answer firmly, "I am Christine's friend."

The man spits, "Friend? Friend you say? She has none. All they do is use my poor gulliable sister!"

He slams the door, but I throw my foot in the way. I don't wince. "Would they know that your name is Luke? Is they didn't care, would they ask about you? Would she ever mention it?"

He was silent, for a moment, judging me. "Fine," he groaned, "Do something and I beat you so badly your family won't recognize you."

I smirked, my anger seeping up, ready to spit out my mouth. I don't have a family. I stomp by him, each of us glaring at the other. The air is thick. I can't focus on the douchebag brother, I need to see what in the world is wrong with Christine.

"Where is Christine?" I ask, getting snippy.

"In her room."

"Which is at?!" He pointed to a door down the hall.

I give a huff and walk down, leaning against the door and giving it a soft knock. No answer. Come on Christine, answer. "Christine?" I ask. Once again, no answer. I grasp the doorhandle, not wanting to intrude but I felt like I had no choice. I wait another minute, hoping she'd come to the door. She doesn't.

I turn the handle...

The room is bleak, there isn't much personality. Except, perhaps, laziness. Clothes lie on the ground. She has a rickety desk next to her bed. A dresser across from that. The walls have a faint yellow tint to them. Christine was curled up in the corner, on her bed. She had a sweatshirt on, and some jeans she wore earlier. She was hugging herself tightly, and it appeared as if she was rocking herself back and forth.

"Christine?" I inched closer.

"Stay away..." She hissed quietly.

I kept moving and placed a hand on her shoulder, "Christine."

"Don't touch me."

"Chr-"

"I said don't touch me!" She yelled.

I let go, avoiding to anger Luke. I sat down across from her, she looked the other away, at the wall, "What is wrong...? Why are you... In your room like this? What happened?"

Silence, for a moment. She rubbed her right wrist and looked to the ground, "Matty." She whispered, "Matty happened."

I thought back to the secret that Matty told me, I swallowed. I won't say a word. I didn't know what to do. It was... Embarrassing as it is, it's the first time... For someone... I shook my head, my thoughts were going to lead me off task.

"Why are you here?" She finally asked.

"I was worried."

"Bull."

"No, it's true." I reached out again, Christine still trembled.

"D-Don't..." I finally got a glance at her face, tears were rolling down her cheeks.

I softly grabbed her hand and massaged it with my thumb. At first she slightly tries puling back, but relaxed the tension. No dark spots were on the grey sweatshirt. No blood, that's good. I looked her in the eyes, there was nothing but fear. No light that was there on the rare occasions she smiled. "What are you hiding...?" I pulled back her sleeve, panic flooding her face.

My eyes widened.

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Hey! Sorry for the short chapter but I really want to leave you guys guessing! How cruel of me~ 😄. Anyhoo, don't worry your pretty heads. I'll quickly get on ahead and write chapter ten.

Until next time~!