The days that go by are a blur
Of blue and red
She visits me every few nights
To care for my wounds
It is always in silence
She is gentle
Thorough
Her fingertips gently brushing the bruises on my skin
Soon
I'm strong enough to sit up
Though in doing so
A sharp pain pierces through my side
Wincing
I turn away from her
Not wanting to show weakness
Even in a state like this
I down the flask of metallic water that she brought me in a few huge gulps
Turning back
I find that she is watching me
Violet eyes guarded
I know she watched me kill him
I saw her
Through the fence
I know she thinks I'm a monster
For some reason
I wanted to tell her
No
I'm not a monster
But
Deep inside of me
I have this terrible fear
That I just might be
Why did they beat you?
Her voice cut through my dark thoughts
Taking me off guard
It takes a moment but I
Answer
I didn't want to be a slave anymore
She nods
A small dip of her head
Blue hair falling around her shoulders
I wanted to take my fingers and run them through the silky strands
But I didn't move
I couldn't take my eyes off her
She holds my gaze
The guard had his gun to your back
She says, almost to herself than to me
You didn't want to kill him, did you?
I shake my head
No. I don't want to hurt anyone anymore
It wasn't much
But her lips twitch and
She smiles
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