Alone

Chapter 9

Bandit- I'm going crazy Bandit, I really am. I got your text and I cried. You know me I never cry. I hope your okay. I miss you a lot. Just please be careful, PLEASE. I don't know what I'd do without you. Your welcome, you know I'll always be here for you no matter what. Forever. I love you too.

I must of read his text over and over again. Somewhat brought a smile to my face. He loved me too. I went out on the back porch and pulled up a chair, closing my eyes while listening to the birds chirp and the lake down the trail. Washing out all the bad things inside me. Never realizing that I had fallen asleep, my good sleep was ruined by my phone ringing. Private caller it said, but I answered anyway.

"I know where you are." The raspy voice said.

"Hello?" I mumbled," Who is this?"

"You better watch your back, I watch every move you make."

"Stop, stop it right now. Leave me alone." 

"Then maybe you should start thinking." The voice said," Don't forget.....I'm always watching."

The other line hung up and it just beep. Start thinking? About what? Watching my every move? Feeling a little freaked, I went back inside and upstairs to my room. I wasn't gonna let this "person" get to me, why? Because I know I'm stronger than that and wasn't gonna let them bother my away trip. But come to think of it if I don't show up to school today or tomorrow, maybe they'll think I'm dead or too embarrassed to show myself.  There were so many different possibilities. I sprawled out on the bed and I watched the dust float from the sunlight coming through the window. I pulled up my sleeve and ran my fingers over the bandages. Getting this sudden urge to do it again, but getting distracted by my phone again. Which I didn't  bother to pick it up. 

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"How can you not know where she's at!" He screamed.

"She must of snuck out last night," Gramps said.

 "You know where she would go?"

"Haven't the slightest clue," Gramps admited," Is there something Bandit isn't telling us."

"Yeah, a lot of things at school. I need to find her before she harms herself."

"Okay Alex just calm down and we'll figure this out."

"The cabin," Grandma said walking in from the kitchen," Only possible place far enough for her to go."

"Where is it?"

"Up off route 76, a few miles from the cemetary. Look for the road Pine View, basically the only cabin on there."

"I'm going up there to find her."

Alex ran out of my house and got in his truck. He was 17, older by one year. So he was able to drive. He was jittery while turning the key in to start and once he got it, driving fast out of the drive way and down the street. Repeating the address in his mind over and over. 

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I wandered over to the bathroom which was across the hall, I fell to the floor and turning around on my back. I starred up the ceiling thinking if I should just get it over with. I got back up after a few minutes and grabbed a razor from the drawer. Then going into the bath tub I started to slowly cut, pass the previous scars. I watched as blood poured out of my wrists, the stinging feeling giving me joy throughout my body. Once most of the bottom of the tub was covered, I turned the water on and watched it go down the drain. The sight of this was starting to make me dizzy, my head was pounding, getting worse by the minute. Until it finally went black.

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"Oh my god Bandit, no no no." Alex said finding me lifeless in the tub, it starting to fill up with water.

He layed some towels on the floor and then put me down on them. 

Crying he moved some hair out of my face," Bandit please, why did you do this? Come on wake up."

Alex took a hold of my wrists and quickly put cloths on it so the bleeding would stop. He took his phone out his pocket.

"Shit no service come on you work, work!" He yelled holding his phone up in the air.

He was frustrated and put it back into his pocket. He went into one of the bedrooms and took some blankets, throwing the towels aside he wrapped me all up. Picking me up and taking me outside, I was set into the passengers' side seat. Since he wasn't getting anywhere with service, he drove me all the way to the hospital.