The Story of Dani

Helping Out a Friend

-Santana’s (POV)-

-Dani’s Room-

Dani and I are on her bed watching “There’s Something About Mary” my head in on her chest and her arms around me our legs are entwined. The door is open because that is a rule Carole and Burt are home so we have to follow that rule. When we got here we told Carole and Burt that we told each other that we loved each other they were very happy for us.

-Santana’s Flashback-

Dani and Santana walk into the house they are laughing and holding hands Carole is sitting at the table when she hears them she gets up and walk up to them.

Burt: What’s so funny?

Dani: Oh nothing dad we are just really happy.

Carole: Did you tell Santana that you loved her?

Dani: Mhm and she said that she loved me too.

Carole: That’s great.

Carole smiles and hugs Dani and Santana.

Dani: Well Santana and I are going to watch a movie in my room.

Burt: All right just leave the door open.

Dani: I know.

Dani hugs Burt and Carole.

-End of Flashback-

 I look up at Dani and she looks at me she smiles and I smile back.

Dani: Is there something wrong?

Santana: No I’m just looking at you.

Dani: Okay.

She kisses my head and squeezes me tighter I cuddle into her more and focus on the movie. After the movie is over we just lay on her bed she is rubbing my back and I’m playing with her bracelets on her wrist I notice that she has a tattoo on her wrist that says “Stay” I trace her tattoo causing her to get goosebumps.

Santana: Can I ask you something?

Dani: Anything.

Santana: Why do you have a tattoo that says “Stay?”

­-Dani’s (POV)

I had a feeling that Santana was going to ask about my tattoos on my wrists. I guess that it’s time to tell her that I used to self-harm back then.

Dani: I also have one that says “Strong.”

Santana: You do?

I nod my head and show it to her she traces both of them with her hands.

Santana: Why did you have them?

Dani: It’s a reminder for me to Stay strong they also cover the scars.

Santana: Scars?

Dani: I used to self-harm when I was thirteen.

Santana: Why?

Santana shifts her weight so that she is facing me she is leaning on one hand and holding my hand with the other.

Dani: I was bullied really bad for being gay. They called me Dani the man and they would run from me when I walked the halls. So I thought that I was a weirdo and I felt like an outcast I guess cutting was my release.