Broken Crayons Still Colour

Chapter 16

~Emma's POV~

When we reached my house, Felix unlocked the door with the key my Father had given him, and we went inside. He then asked me, "Are you hungry? It's almost 3am."
"No, I'm fine. I ate at about 4pm."
"Are you sure you're not hungry? That was a while ago..."
"Yes Felix! If you want to eat, then go ahead, but I'm not hungry." I said as I waved my hand towards the fridge.
"I ate a couple of hours ago. I'm just... worried about you."
"Why are you worried about me?"
"Emma... I know what you went through, and even though you aren't blaming it on your Father, it still happened. You're stick thin as well, and you need food. I'm gonna get you something to eat, whether you actually eat it or not, is up to you. Okay?"
"Yeah, okay..." With that, Felix went to the store.

When he came back I wanted to ask him something.
"Felix?"
"Yeah?"
"How old are you? You seem too young to be a policeman..."
"I'm 17. 18 tomorrow actually. I got an apprenticeship when I left school so I'm going to be 2 years ahead of most people by the end of the school year."
"I see. Wait. Didn't you say you are adopted?"
"Y...Yeah..."
"That means you still live with your adoptive parents?"
"Until yesterday."
"I don't understand Felix. Adoptive parents are usually strict, and he just lets you work late and live somewhere else?!"
"I don't usually work late, and this is the first time I've been able to do this... I'm 18 tomorrow which means he doesn't have a choice anymore Emma. Adopted kids are allowed to leave home 2 days before they turn 18. I'm living with one of my mates at the moment."
Oh... I didn't know that..."

"It's fine... Do you have scars anywhere else but your arms?" Felix asks.
"Yeah. Pretty much everywhere. Do you have any scars?"
"Erm... Yeah..." Felix took off his tie, and then his shirt, to reveal scars all over his chest and back. "He didn't trust me to end up accidently reveal my arms, so he focused on my torso. Your Father has trust in you." Felix looked very fit. He had huge biceps and his abs were very prominent.
"When was the last time he did something to you?"
"About 2 weeks ago. When I told him I was moving out." He knelt down and rolled up his trouser leg. There was a cut down the whole of his calf, and had over 20 stitches keeping it together. "I'm getting the stitches out in a couple of days." I had noticed he had a slight limp, and now I know why.
"I'm glad that you're being open with me. The last person I talked to about their scars reported me."
"You're the first person I've been really open to. I have a teacher at school that knows a bit about me, but not a lot."
"I had a teacher like that... Do you want to eat anything I got?" Felix asked.
"What did you get?"
"Pizza, crisps and a few apples. I don't know what you like."
"I'm not really fussed what I eat, I usually just eat what Master Hend... I mean my Father gives me. I'll have an apple though." I can tell Felix noticed me messing up, but he didn't acknowledge it.
"Okay." Felix threw an apple to me and then sat down on the sofa. He was still shirtless.

"I know you're not going to school tomorrow, but do you want to go to bed?"
"I'll barely sleep, so it doesn't really matter when I go to bed."
"What do you mean you'll barely sleep?" I took a deep breath and then said,
"I have nightmares... Like, a lot of them..." Felix looked down at his lap, and created an awkward silence, and then he finally said,
"Do you want... Me to... Maybe... Sleep with you... Tonight? If it would help?" I thought about it for a moment.
"Yeah, I guess..."
"Okay then... Do you want to go change?"
"Yeah..." I went to my room, got changed, and then a couple of minutes later, Felix came in and smirked.
"Pikachu pajamas, really?"
"Yeah. I'm a nerd at heart..." He laughed.
"Me too..." We were sleeping in the spare room because it had a double bed, and my bed was only a single.
Felix took his got undressed until he was only in his boxers, and then got in bed and so did I. Felix wrapped his arms around me and I laid my head on his chest, wrapping my arms around him. I fell asleep after about 20 minutes of Felix playing with my hair.

~Felix's POV~

Fuck... She's so cute! I want to kiss her badly... Wait. No! Felix! She's 15! You can't think like that. You only met her 6 hours ago, and your already in bed with her. Is that not enough? I don't even know if she feels the same. I really want her to know how I feel, but it's my job to look after her. If I get too personal, I can get fired.

I looked at the clock on the bedside table, it was 6am. Emma had been sleeping for 2 hours now and I hadn't slept a wink. I figured I wasn't going to sleep, so I just sat hugging Emma, thinking about her.

~Time Skip: 7:30am~

I still hadn't slept when I heard Emma start to cry. I looked down at her, and kissed the top of her head.
"You're okay Emma, you're okay..." I kept telling her. She hugged me extremely tightly and then she whimpered and said,
"I love you Felix. You're the only person I have ever properly trusted. I will always be with you." And then suddenly jerked up.
"Did you have a nightmare?" I asked.
"Yeah..." She whispered to me. I hugged her tighter and then said,
"Do you want to tell me about it?"
"A...A man came up to me w...when I was a...at t...the park with you and took y...you away... He said that I h...had to either s...save you, but l...live with him f...for the rest o...of my l...life, or kill everyone I knew a...and b...be able to l...live my l...life... He said I w...was taking too l...long so h...he killed everyone I...I knew and took me a...as well... And then I w...woke up..."
"It's okay Emma. That isn't going to happen. I'm not going anywhere. You're safe with me." I hugged her one last time, and then said, "I need to get up. I still have to go to work, and you need to come with me."
"Okay..." I wiped her tears away with my thumb and then went to put my uniform back on.