The Cuts That Tell A Story.

The Cuts.

I fall asleep. Lilly bangs on my door. I wake and I hide my knife, pulling down my sleeves. "Getting ready!" I rush to tidy everything. I go to the bathroom and I use concealer to camouflage my bruises and burns. I look sort of normal for once. I get my stuff ready and I avoid Lilly and mom. I sit with Aphmau again on the bus. She sees my eyes. "You have pretty eyes! A nice scarlet red! You should show them more often!" I smile. "Thank you. You have pretty eyes too!" We get to school. A new girl comes in and sits next to me. "Hello! My name is Casey. What's yours'?" I keep writing then I say to her. "Hello Casey! My name is-" The teacher cuts me off. "Excuse me! I am talking Ms. Reynolds!" Everyone in the class looks at me. Lilly rolls her eyes then her and Ivy start talking to each other again about god knows what. The day passes VERY, VERY slowly. I get home and Lilly is standing there waiting for me. She looks mad. It's NEVER good when she is mad. "Oh my Irene! Why must you always embarrass me?!" Mom watches and does nothing. Lilly hits me across the head. I feel like all the anger and sadness from over the year came rushing in and it was uncontrollable. "Maybe you wouldn't have to deal with me in class if you didn't fail and get held back! And maybe!-" She doesn't let me finish my sentence. She smacks me and Mom says to Lilly. "Good job Lil. Don't let a mistake talk back to you!" I hold my cheek, rubbing it.. "If you hated me so much then why didn't you put me up for adoption? Or give me to someone who would actually APPRECIATE me?!" I say sobbing. I run to my room. I lock my door and I grab my knife. I cut more... I fall asleep, my tears dripping onto my arm, making a stain that consists of blood and tears mixed together.

*The next day*

I wake, sitting up and I rub my eyes, remembering it's the weekend. I get up and I get changed, going to the hospital to visit dad. Mom and dad got a divorce because mom didn't like how dad loved me. He got sick a little after and needed to go to the hospital. I walk into the room and he hugs me. I hug him back. "Please get better, dad. Lilly and mom are being mean and abusing me.." He rolls up my sleeves and I look away. He sees all my cuts. He is scared but, he doesn't want me knowing but, I can hear it and see it. "H-honey. Please stop cutting yourself." We hug. The nurse enters. "Excuse me but, you need to leave now. He needs his medication and rest." I get up and leave. Before I do though, we wave.