Better Off Without Me

Chapter 6: Hate is stronger

It was getting late, everyone, but Mortis, was eatting dinner. Mortis stayed in his room, he felt that his room was his 'safe place' and that no one can hurt him when he's in his room.
Lying in his bed, Mortis stared at the ceiling, he thought of something.

"What would happen if I confessed my love to my crushes..? They probably won't feel the same way. I don't think Bull, Colt, or Poco is homosexual... I don't think they even love me like that, but they do care so much about me.. I don't think it's worth to try and see if they love me." Mortis thought.

He sighed. Mortis curled up into a ball, he felt as if he was a husk of what he used to be. He wondered if he was actually worth anyones time.
When everyone was done eatting, they went to their rooms to sleep. Bull passed by Mortis's room to see if he was doing slightly ok.

"Hey buddy, you doing better than earlier today?" Bull asked after he knocked on the door.

There wasn't a response. Bull assumed Mortis had fallen asleep already, so he made his way to his room. Mortis was still awake, he just didn't want to answer.
A few hours later, it was around two AM. Mortis was still awake, he was tired, but the thoughts that ran around his mind kept him up.
Soon, the voices started to say many surreptitious things.

"Loser!"

"You're such an idiot!"

"Why do you even have friends?!"

"Stupid boy!"

"Why don't you just die already? It'll make everyones life better."

"You know no one will love you!"

The voices rambled on and on as they got louder and louder with each thing they said. Mortis layed there. He felt apathetic. He didn't even bother doing anything. Tired of the voices, Mortis tried to make them shut up, but he had to be quiet about it.
An hour later, Mortis made his way to the kitchen. He grabbed a knife, he rolled up his sleeves, and he started to cut himself. The voices got quieter with each cut. Soon, Mortis's arms were tore up with cuts, blood was all over the floor and some on the counter. Mortis put the knife in the sink. He started to clean the blood off the floor and counter. It took a little bit, but when he was done, he went back to his room. His arms were covered in blood. Mortis changed into a t-shirt, it was a pastel blue galaxy. He went back to bed.
In the morning, everyone went to go brawl in the events, except Shelly stayed home. Last night, everyone, except Poco, Bull, and Colt, made a plan. One of them would stay home to wound Mortis more than what he already is. When everyone left, Shelly went to the kitchen and started to make herself breakfeast. Mortis stayed in his room. He put a black hoodie over his shirt.
After a while, Mortis came out of his room. Shelly was at the table, fake sleeping, to see of Mortis would go near her. Mortis went to the kitchen and noticed Shelly, he thought she was asleep. He walked by her. When he walked by her, she elbowed him as hard as she could. Mortis fell to his knees, holding onto his side.
Shelly went to her room to go get a baseball bat. Mortis was in so much pain, he started crying and shaking. Shelly came back with the baseball bat. She swung the bat at his back as hard as she could. Mortis screamed.

"You're so weak, you're such an easy target!" Shellly said as she swung the bat at Mortis again.

Lying on the floor, Mortis was in a lot of pain. He tried to get up, but Shelly swung her bat at him to keep Mortis on the ground. Mortis cried and screamed for someone to help him. Shelly started to drag him to her room to injure him even more.

"N-No! Please! Sh-Shelly!" Mortis screamed.

Shelly chuckled at seeing Mortis struggle. Once they were in his room, she locked the door and evily looked at Mortis. Mortis backed into the nearest wall, he curled up into a ball againt the corner. He tried to cover himself to block Shelly's attack. Obviously, it didn't work. Shelly swung her bat at Mortis, each hit was with full force.
After a couple hours, Mortis was coughing up blood, some parts of his body bled, his nose bleed, and bruises were all over his body. Blood was on her bat, and Shelly had some blood on her.

"L-Leave m-me a-alone!" Mortis cried out.

He hugged his knees, he put his head on his arms that were resting on his knees, and cried more than ever. He was shaking with fear. Shelly laughed at Mortis. She swung her bat again at Mortis with full force. Mortis screamed incredibly loud.
At the events, Piper stopped in her tracks during gem grab. Everyone wondered why Piper stopped suddenly.

"Piper, what's wrong? Did you hear something?" Nita asked.

"I heard someone screaming." Piper said.

Piper, Nita, Leon, Jessie, Poco, Colt, and Bull were the only ones who didn't harm or injure Mortis. Piper, Nita, and Leon don't wound Mortis because he already has so many people hating him.
Piper ran back home as fast as she could, Poco ran after Piper.

"Where are you going?!" Poco asked.

"Home, I heard someone screaming!" Piper worriedly said.

When both Piper and Poco got home, they heard screaming, crying, and laughing. The screaming and crying slowly faded. They ran to Shelly's room. Piper and Poco tried to get in Shelly's room.
Shelly noticed that someone was trying to get in her room. Mortis was having trouble breathing. He could barely breathe, and his vision was blury.

"Let us in!"

"You're in so much trouble Shelly!"

"What?! How?!" Shelly thought.

She looked over at Mortis.

"You did this.."

Shelly swung the bat at Mortis one last time, more than full force.

"Sh-Shelly! N-No-"

Mortis threw up so much blood. Slowly dying, Mortis need help as soon as possible.
Piper broke Shelly's door down. Both Piper and Poco were shocked to see what had happened. Both of them started crying, but both were angry at Shelly.

"P-Poc-co...?" Mortis, very weakly, said.

Piper picked Mortis up and took him to Poco's room while Poco kicked Shelly before going to his room. Piper started to bandage Mortis where he was bleeding. Poco started to get the medical suppiles, the ones in hospitals to help with hydration, oxygen, and such, and put the thing on Mortis.

"P-Po-oc-co..? P-Pip-per-r..?"

"It's ok, we're here, you don't have to worry." Piper said, trying to calm Mortis down.

Tears ran down all their faces. Poco and Piper were incredibly worried for Mortis.
After an hour, Mortis was unconscious, Poco stayed by Mortis to make sure that he stayed alive.
Everyone made their way home.

"Why would Shelly try to kill Mortis? He doesn't want anything but just to be loved. Mainly everyone hates him, if a new comer decides to come, everyone else will make them hate him. Mortis just wants to be loved, even if it has to faked." Poco thought.

Poco held Mortis's hand. He sighed.

"Don't leave us.. Please, you're the person that feels like something more to me.. I don't want you to go." Poco sadly said.

Tears started to run down Poco's face.

"I love you! I can't afford anything to lose you! You're one of the only people I can't live without!" Poco said, crying so much.

Poco hugged Mortis, crying his eyes out.