I have scars on my back and chest, one dragged along right behind my ear, one from my elbow to my wrist, my thighs...
I was not alone in that place often. Only when they were setting up to... the cuts on my thighs were partly self-inflicted. The ones that weren't... were filled with some sort of toxin that messed with my head. I don't sleep much anymore, especially without Amber by my side.
A scream ripped through the air. I shot out of bed and ran down the hall into Ambers room. She was sitting up on her bed screaming like someone was stabbing her. Her parents were right behind me.
"Rachel!" her dad ran to her.
"No!" I yelled but I was too late Amber punched him in the face, threw him on the ground with her knee smashing into his chest. I ran to her, "Amber. Stop. Wake up. You need to wake up."
Her face relaxed and she looked down at her dad, "Dad, Daddy." She stumbled back, hit her dresser and fell to her knees.
"No, it's ok sweetheart." Her dad got up. She started crying and her mom walked towards her.
"No." Amber held her hands up and backed into the corner. "Stay away."
She reminded me of when I first started battling it. I slowly walked up to her and wrapped my arms around her. I swiped her legs up and laid her on the bed. I stood up to shooed her parents out of her room so they could all sleep when she grabbed my hand.
"Don't leave." She whispered in my ear after pulling me back. "Please."
"Okay. I'm not going anywhere." I crawled up next to her and she laid down fitting in like puzzle pieces. Her parents left, I noticed her dad blocked the door from closing. That's when they started to let us sleep in the same room. (ODP:12/12/17)
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Fantasy"Walking alone down that road made me remember before we were kidnapped before I shifted before I met Red. God, I am so dumb." After escaping from the lab they thought they could finally have it all. But instead, it all falls apart. Amber- forgiving...
