Trusting Rose

Chapter 10

Reine

"Fuck!" I woke up hearing Kaii scream from downstairs along with shit hitting the floor.

Deciding to get out of bed. I went to the bathroom washing my face and brushing my teeth before making my way downstairs.

"Zo?" I called after him seeing him on his knees with his head in his hands. He ignored me. I took that time to look around the ruined dining room where there were broken picture frames and other objects.

Going over to him I tried to pry his hands from his face. I did so successfully and he looked up at me. His eyes were red and low like he'd been crying.

"Alonzo what's wrong?" I asked trying to rub his cheek but he moved away so I couldn't.

"Don't fucking touch me!" He yelled angrily.  Clenching his jaw he stayed looking to the ground.

"Okay... " I got up because I didn't know what to do at this point. Beginning to clean his mess I didn't see him get up he grabbed my wrist as I bent down to pick up the mess.

"I got it." He said calmly.

Uhm okay.. This shit is beyond me.

I watched him pick up broken glass letting it cut through his hand yet he didn't stop picking any up.

"Alonzo what are you doing?!" It was almost like he didn't feel his skin breaking nor saw the blood.

I don't know what the hell is wrong with this nigga. I stopped him making him drop the glass I went to the guest bathroom to look for some plastic gloves to clean everything wasted on the carpet. Not finding any I went to his bedrooms bathroom to look. I looked under the sink in the cabinet. Still not finding anything I looked in his medicine cabinet, as it opened 3 bottles fell out. Looking each one over there were antidepressants, ibuprofen and mood stabilizers which was empty. I placed everything back inside. Going straight to my room. I grabbed my phone from my dresser and called Omari.

"Hello." He answered on the third ring.

"Hey Mar, uhm Zo is having a breakdown, and I went to his bathroom, and uhm I seen how he was out of mood stabilizers, I wasn't being nosey bu-"

"No it's cool I'm glad you said something, he told me he called in for some a few days ago I guess he forgot to grab them so Ima go get them and see you there in about an hour. " He told me.

"Okay thank you."  He hung up.

I ran back downstairs now to see that the living room and dining room were clean but Alonzo was no where to be found. Going into the kitchen there I saw him cleaning off his hands laughing at I'm guessing a youtube video.

"Zo."

"Hm?" He said not looking up from what he was doing.

"Your brother is on his way with your mood stabilizers. I told him you were out once I seen.

"You seen where? I know dam well you weren't in my room." He said now looking and sounding angry. But then he started laughing uncontrollably to where he had to bend over holding his stomach.

I just stood there. I have no idea what to do.

"Uhm... " I started to walk out of the kitchen but he grabbed my wrist tight as fuck letting me know for sure it would leave a bruise.

"Stay the. Fuck. Out.-

"Kaii you're hurting my fucking wrist. Let me go." I winced

Of. My. Room." he said tightening his grip on my wrist with each word. Looking him in his eyes they were holding anger.

Letting me go I fell back from trying so hard to get away from his grasp.

Looking me over he dropped to me laying his head on my lap.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." He said sniffling.

Oh.  My. Green. Grass.I just sat there rubbing his back. Looking down at my wrist it was purple and bruised. I dropped it back to the floor and groaned. Man where is Omari.

Alonzo

"Reine?" I called out knocking on her door. She opened it looking up at me.

"Yesh?"

"I just wanna know what happened this morning."

"You don't remember anything?"

"Nope."

"Well you had a breakdown. I went to your room looking for cleaning supplies since there was so much on the carpet, and I seen your medicine. Noticing one bottle was empty I called Omari which is why he was here."

I signed.

"I'm sorry I didn't want you to find out bout my condition this way. "

"Well why? If you don't mind me asking?"

"No it's coo, I guess I do owe you'a explanation." I sigh and take a seat on her bed. "Uhm when my dad and sister died, that's when I started having anxiety attacks on a daily. Only my Ma knew how to handle them because she was a nurse. After like the 5th time it happened after a couple weeks she took me and the doctor prescribed the antidepressants. A few year's later the medicine helped me alot I was doing so good. Then my mom-" I chocked.

"It's okay, if you want to stop Alonzo."

"Nah I- I, started having mental breakdowns just blacking out aft-" I paused and Reine grabbed my hand to give comfort. I continued. "After I found out my mom was sick and wasn't getting better I stopped taking my medication. I just wanted to end everything and I was 14. I knew my mom was only getting worse. I wanted to go with her. I didn't want to live without her.

One time the break down was so bad Omari and Aidyn both were injured bad as hell because of me. After that incident I was prescribed the Mood Stabilizers."

"So you've been on medication since you were?"

"11. Omari was 10 and Aidyn was only 9. I took their death the hardest out of everyone. My sister was only 5 man. Five fucking years old. After my mom's death though, Journey and my Unc took us in and been moving back and forth but in August last year we came back while Aidyn stayed back and got his own shit living with his girl/baby mama."

Reine tightened her grip on my hand and kissed my cheek. I looked down at her hand bringing it to my lips I kissed it. Then noticing the red bruise.
I looked up meeting her stare.

"I did this?" She sighed breaking eye contact.

"I'm sorry." I said gripping her chin making her look at me again. Looking down at her lips, I slowly leaned in kissing her softly. Noticing she didn't kiss back I moved back.

"I'm sor-" I was interrupted by her crashing her lips onto mine getting lost by the feeling everything that took place earlier flew out the window.

Pulling back to catch our breathes I smiled at her.

"I knew you liked me." I said making her roll her eyes.

"Yea, yea. "