Wingless And Beautiful

you're so cold.

"Charlie..." She gasps due to the cold she is most likely feeling.

"Meryl, grab my arm. Come one Meryl." She hesitates.

"Come one Mer, let go of the ice and let me lift you up." She is reluctant but She weakly grabs my arm and I pull her up and close to my body. I pick her up to cradle her by me. I take her to the cabin and sit her down. "I-- have spare clothing in the bedroom." Meryl says while shivering. I run over to the room she only brought sweat pants so I give her my sweatshirt. I go away while she changes.

"It's okay to come in now." She calls to me and I come in to see blood already on her pants. I look at the mark and she notices.

"I cut my leg on my skates when I fell through the ice." She doesn't look at my face.

"Are you okay?" She just shakes her head and I get the first aid kit.

"Here hold my Han ld as I clean it out." I say to Meryl. She grabs my hand and when I puts the peroxide on it I squeeze his hand slightly. I pull out gauze and wrap the cut.

" We will change it again and clean it better when we get home. " I say with slight concern and relieve in his voice.

"After all the years on ice I'm taken down by broken ice." Meryl said with sweet sadness in her voice. I just laugh slightly. 

"Thank you, Charlie." She begins. "Meryl? Why did you leave? Why didn't you answer my messages? " I ask in a calm tone. I know I am being subtle but, I need to know.

(Meryl's pov)

" I can't tell you Charlie." I turn away from him.

"please Meryl. We can make it better. I promise." Charlie says pushing.

"No Charlie you can't!" I scream. " yes we can, Mer." He speaks without yelling.

" HOW ARE YOU GONNA HELP WHEN IVE BEEN THREATENED BY TANITHS FRIEND SAYING IM RUINING YOUR RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE --" I cut myself off there. I can't believe he made me so mad that I told him. I begin crying replaying that first day in my head. . .

"Meryl, he threatened you? Why did you tell me." Charlie pulls me Into a hug and I sit there crying. 

"Its okay Mer." All I want to so is sleep so I begin to dose.

"No, your not going to sleep yet Mer. Okay? We are gonna go home I'm gonna talk to Tanith's friend and it'll all be okay." Charlie strokes my hair and we get up and walk to Charlie's car. .

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