Compound

Chapter 16

(Sorry for the rapid POV changes between Riley and Maddi. This is important. #sorrynotsorry)
Maddi's POV:
Clara was curled into her sleeping bag.
"Try to get some sleep." I said, turning over. I met Riley's brown eyes with my blue ones.
"Hey."
"Oh, uh, hey Riley." He laughed. There was an awkward pause waiting for him to say something.
"Are you cold?" He asked, noticing my shiver.
"Uh, no I'm fine." He pulled off his hoodie, pulling his shirt partially off. I grabbed a handful of his shirt, and pulled it up.
Riley's POV:
"Riley!" Maddi shouted at me. I grabbed my shirt and pulled it back down. Deep scars covered from below my ribs to above my kneecaps.
"Maddi, I-" she hugged me, around the shoulders, which wasn't ouch better. Ribs to knees, shoulders to elbows, elbows to wrists, and back of legs to ankles.
"Why didn't you fucking say something?" She asked, her voice muffled by my shirt.
"I'm sorry." She leaned up and kissed me on the cheek, and laid back down. She was still holding my hand. I fell asleep and woke up in front of the mirror. I was in the all-white bathroom I roomed in at the compound with Nic and Riley. We had opted out of Lawson staying with us, because Lawson is and asshole. I was top ranking in second place for next division leader, when we turn 21. Everyone still hated me, including Ryan, except Nic. Who was nice sometimes. Anyways, shirtless before the mirror, I held a blade in my hand. I pressed it to my wrist.
Maddi's POV:
It was dark asides from the fire light in my dream. Riley was upright. He reached over to me, and pulled the knife out of the hoodie I was still wearing. Concerned, I attempted to say something, but could not. I couldn't move either. He pressed the knife to his wrist and ripped it from his wrist to his elbow. He reached into the cut, and began digging around.
Riley's POV:
And sliced across my wrist. Blood poured down my arm, and dripped onto the sink. I didn't feel anything, so I sliced deeper. And again, and again, and again. I began to feel light headed as I hit the elbow, but I kept going. After I did both arms, I moved to my stomach, thighs, legs. And stood there. The room was slowly swaying, and I fell backwards, hitting the floor. Blood covered the entire bathroom. I head someone try the doorknob. I had locked the door earlier.
"Open the door."
"No."
"I don't want to break the door in. I will wake Ryan up and he will probably kill you. What's all over the floor? What did you do?" I looked over and managed to see that blood had run out from under the door. I looked around me. Blood covered the sink, and bloody razors were littered around me. I was still bleeding heavily. "Riley? Is this blood? What are you doing?" I heard him picking the lock as I passed out.
Maddi's POV:
He grabbed something, and ripped outwards. Veins hung out of the wound, spraying blood. He grabbed the knife and started brutally slashing his arm, pushing his sleeve up to his shoulder. He took the knife, and laid on his back, holding it over his stomach.
Riley's POV:
"Riley! Riley!" Someone was brutally shaking me, and I was freezing and sopping wet.
"Huh? What the hell?"
"I cleaned up all the blood. You should be dead, you are so lucky you started medicine yesterday."
"What's going on?"
"You killed yourself. Don't tell Ryan. He'll make your life miserable. What is wrong with you?"
"Sorry." He climbed off me. I was in the bathtub.
"Don't do it again." He said, walking out. I closed my eyes, and fell asleep.
Maddi's POV:
And plunged down. He ripped it back out. I almost screamed. But wait. It's ok, it's not real, it's a dream, just a dream.
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The next morning, I turned over, and screamed.