𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬

bruises - g.d

358 words
FIRST PERSON

"hey, baby, do you want pizza or sushi?" grayson yelled from down the hall.

i was in the bathroom, and i looked at my arms in the mirror. big, faint bruises trailed along my shoulder. i teared up and wiped my eyes.

i heard footsteps come closer to the door, i forgot to close it. grayson walked in and saw the tears welding in my eyes.

"babe? hey, what's going on? talk to me." he walked over to me and hugged me.

i sobbed.

"it's...it's m-my step brother. he...he hits me. that's why i have all of these...b-bruises. i didn't want to tell you...because i thought that you would...say something to my...parents...but i can't live with him, grayson. he...h-hurts me..." i broke down at the end, and sank in his arms.

he sat on the floor with me, and held me close.

"shhh...hey, hey, it's alright. we'll figure this out." he whispered.

"you can move in with me for a while. you can sleep in my bed with me. ethan won't mind you staying here, we care about you with all of our hearts." grayson looked at me and gave me a faint smile. i nodded and he pulled me closer to him.

i buried my face into his chest and kept crying.

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i called my mom, telling her that i was staying with grayson for a while. she understood and packed me some things. she dropped them off at grayson's house and hugged me.

"come back home when grayson's had enough of you." she giggled and i smiled back.

"that's not possible." he came up from behind me and wrapped an arm around me.

"i love you, honey. and i'm so sorry about what's happening. we'll get through this." my mom said goodbye one more time and she left.

i turned back to grayson and gave him a hug with all of my strength.

"thank you, gray. i love you." i said quietly.

he hugged me back and kissed my head.

"i love you more, baby." he whispered.

𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐬