Divorce, Custody, and Self-Harm

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We get in the car and we drive home to see a police car in the driveway. We get out and Officer Garcia steps out with Wilmer in handcuffs.

"Alexis. I need you to go inside." Demi says.

"Demi. I'm fine." I say.

"What are you doing here?" Demi snarls.

"Now, now. Is that anyway to talk to your husband?" Wilmer asks.

"Well, when you kidnap my daughter, it makes it kinda hard to see it from your point of view." Demi snarls.

"Our Daughter, Hermosa." Wilmer says.

"My daughter." Demi snarls again.

"Mr. Valderrama. Please just give her the papers." Officer Garcia says.

Wilmer hands the papers to Demi and she looks over them, sitting down at the porch table.

"What does he want?" I whisper.

"A divorce. Also, he wants full custody over Kay and you." Demi says.

"Well? You're not going to let that happen, are you?" I ask.

"Of course not. I will fight tooth and nail for him to never see y'all again" Demi says.

Demi hands the papers to Officer Garcia and they drive away. We walk in and sit on the couch. Demi gets on her phone, calling her lawyer to go to court against Wilmer for custody.

"Demi, I'm going to get in the shower." I say.

She nods, and I thunder up the stairs. I run the shower and I climb in. I grab my blade, making 11 new marks on both arms each arm. I rinse them off I get out of the shower and I place the blade on the counter top and I walk out of the bathroom, into my bedroom. I change into a white cami and a pair of black leggings. I throw on my black FutureNow sweatshirt and I sit on my bed.

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DEMI POV

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I walk into Alexis' bedroom and I see her laying on her bed on her phone. She is wearing the Kay's FutureNow sweatshirt. She has been wearing long sleeves a lot. Nope. Don't assume things, Demi. I say in my head.

"Alexis. Do you have any pads? I ran out." I ask her.

"Yeah. Bottom drawer." Alexis says, not looking up from her phone.

I walk into the bathroom to see the small piece of metal that I considered my had best friend. I gasp.

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ALEXIA POV

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I hear Demi gasp and my eyes shoot up from my phone. I climb out of bed and I walk to the door. Demi walks out of the bathroom.

"Don't you dare walk out of this room, Alexia Kate." Demi says.

I walk back into the room and I sit on the bed. Demi walks over to me and sits down.

"What's this?" Demi asks, holding up my blade.

"It's not what you think it is." I say quickly.

"Then show me your arms. If this is not what I think it is then you should have nothing to be afraid of." Demi says.

I look down, trying not to cry. I push up my sleeves and I show Demi my arms.

Demi gasps.

"Lexi baby." Demi says.

Demi starts to cry, and I cry too.

"I'm sorry. They told me too." I say.

"Who?" Demi asks.

"The voices." I admit.

"Oh, baby." Demi says, giving me a hug.

"Sorry." I say.

"Why are you sorry? There is no reason to be sorry." Demi says.

Looking down, I mumble "Becauseiwascuttinganditriggeredyou."

"Baby. Look at me." Demi says, lifting my chin with her hand. "You didn't trigger me. There is no reason for you to be sorry. I know how you are feeling."

"But I still feel bad." I say, letting a tear drop.

"Baby. Please stop crying. You are hurting, and you felt as you couldn't come to anyone, right?" Demi asks.

"Yeah." I say.

"So, talk to me. Why did you?" Demi asks.

"Because I was feeling like I didn't have anyone, and the voices told me too." I say.

"You have Kay, Mike, Ellie, Maddie, Dallas, Marissa, Sirah, and Mathew. But most importantly, you have me." Demi says.

"But, Marissa, Sirah, and Mathew are your friends." I say.

"We care about you, Lexi." Rissa says from the doorway, scaring me.

"If you cared about me then where were you when I was in the hospital in May? Where were you when Wilmer took me and threatened to kill me if I called anyone?" I shout, standing up.

"Alexia. Calm down." Demi says, with her warning look.

I ignore her.

"Where were you when Wilmer's friend, Jack raped me every day for 2 months?" I shout, collapsing on the bed with tears streaming down my face.

"Lexi. We are so sorry. We did not leave Demi's side while looking for you. We took care of Demi to make sure that she would not, not take care of herself." Rissa says.

I nod, not fully trusting Rissa.

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