Therapy (The orchid pt. 2)

Scars (Part 2.)

Brie's POV

It was just a typical Wednesday I was stocking the shelves at Walmart again. I had just finished stocking up one of the shelves so I made my way back to the store room.

I was staring at my plain white nike Air Force 1s and looking at the speck of mud that was placed perfectly on my right shoe.

Maybe I should clean it.

I was so focused on that stupid speck that I didn't think to look where I was going. That's when it happened.

I slammed into another body, it wasn't the first time something like this has happened. I always got caught up looking at something and obsessing over it before banging into someone.

"Oh uh-" I was about to apologise until I looked up and saw his face. My mouth hung open. I felt a rush through my body, it was the first things I've felt in well..6 months.

"B-Brie." Colby stuttered his mouth hanging open the same as mine. I quickly shut mine and gave what I would consider a warm smile. I looked next to him.

A short brunette girl stood holding his hand, I recognised her immediately. She was the girl he kissed.

"Hi Colby, how are you?" I said calmly.

"Ah yeah I'm good, and you? How are things going?" He said awkwardly maybe he heard about my breakdown.

"Great." I said vaguely. "Who's this?"

I pretended not to recognise her.

"This is my girlfriend, Andressa."

"Cool." I said tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear. By the way Colby's eyes popped out of his head I'm guessing he saw the chunky white scars across my arm.

"Your arm." He exclaimed, the last time we talked about my self harm it didn't end well.

"Yeah." I smiled and showed him the multiple scars. I lightly brushed my fingertips across them, they were so bumpy. "See none are fresh, I'm doing good now."

"I-" Colby choked on his words, he looked like he was almost about to cry. I furrowed my brow waiting for him to say something but Andressa started tugging on his shirt before he could spit his words out.

"Colby, I want candyyy." She whined she had a thick accent. I couldn't pick up where she was from though.

"I have to go." Was all Colby said before walking straight past me.

I gave him a wave goodbye not that he could really see it because he had already rushed past me.

That was the weirdest experience at this workplace yet.

I checked my watch.

2:57pm.

Time to clock out.

I headed to the staff room and gathered my stuff.

"Bye Brie." Shaun called out.

"Bye." I stuttered walking out of Walmart. I needed fresh air.

As I hoped in my car I saw Colby and Andressa walk out of the shop he caught my eye again before quickly looking away, I did the same.

Colby's POV

I saw her.

I was with Andressa, my girlfriend who was begging for candy nothing out of the ordinary so we popped into the closest store, which happened to be walmart.

I didn't even know she worked there. She barely posts anything anymore not even her snapchat or Instagram.

When she smiled it was so fake, others must see through it like I do.

When she spoke to me her words were calm but in an unsettling way. Her voice was usually somewhat shaky and only calm when we were alone, but now her voice was blank with no personality like it wasn't even Brie I was speaking to.

And the scars. That really hit me hard. I couldn't help but feel I was the one to blame. I had to admit the last time I saw those cuts they were fresh. But seeing them all healed and permanently scarred over maybe my stomach churn. Knowing I wasn't truly there for her.

When she said "See none are fresh, I'm doing good now."

That hurt.

I nearly cried over it, that never happens. I can't even remember the last time I cried and now. I had to talk to Sam, he's my best friend and he'll know what to do.

"Yo Sam!" I shouted because he was upstairs. Andressa was snuggled into me chewing loudly on a piece of purple candy, barely paying attention to anything but her phone.

Sam jogged down the stairs.

"What's up?" He asks, giving a smile to Andressa which she doesn't see.

"Well-" I sigh before starting my story, Sam sits down I assume he knows he's in for a long conversation.

"I saw Brie. She works at fucking Walmart."

Sams jaw drops, before he looks from me to Andressa then back to me. He lowers his voice.

"Should we like talk about this in front of her?"

I shrug.

"I don't even know man she barely listens to us anyway." I say.

Sam scrunches his face up and stands up.

"Ehh, lets play it safe and go outside."

I nod and release my arm out from under Andressa, she lets out a small groan before cuddling back up into the couch. I follow Sam outside and sit myself down on a beach chair.

"So you saw her?" Same begins. "Like you saw her from a distance or you spoke to her?"

I look up from the ground, Sam has a deep frown and he's looking at me in concern.

"I-I spoke to her." I mumbled. "She like banged straight into me like I was the invisible one."

"Oh." Was all Sam managed to say before I carried on.

"And when she spoke to me she was just so vacant, it wasn't her Sam. She must be jacked up on meds or something."

"Ah Colby, I don't think you can say that about someone." Sam says, I shoot him a glare because it has to be true.

"That's not even the worse part." I add.

"Oh god what's the worst part?" Sam asks obviously expecting the worst.

"Her scars." I say taking a big gulp. "They are so bad, none of them are fresh of course but the scars are so much bigger and deeper than what they were 6 months ago."

"Oh shit, I didn't even realise she did that to herself." Sam gasps. I forgot it wasn't common knowledge, and that only I really knew, and probably Quinn as well.

"I nearly cried Sam. Seeing those on her arms really hurt me to the point of crying. I haven't felt like that in forever." I admit.

"Damn." Sam says under his breath. That's all he really could say.

"What do I do?" I ask.

"Talk to her."