THIS. IS. WAR. (specops/anon X reader)

12- A New Day

Hello lovlies!!!

Guess who's single now.. rip.

Because of this.. I haven't written at all. Sorry :(

Here is a short chapter to get back in the swing of things :D

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I woke up to the smell of eggs and the crackle of a stove. Sitting up, I glanced around the room.

Malik was gone. A dent of where he once laid was imprinted into the mattress. I placed my hand on it, finding it still warm. He must have just left, I concluded.

I pulled the covers off of me, quickly realizing that I'm half naked.

I searched the floors for my clothes, and didn't find them. Instead, a plastic Walmart bag with something in it lied just below me.

I brought it up on the bed with me. It was fairly light, so I had no problem with moving it.

I untied the bag, and it opened to show a piece of paper laying on top of what looked like fabric.

I took the paper out of the bag, and unfolded it. The letter was written in beautiful, smooth writing.

Malik, I thought to myself, and smiled for a moment.

Dear Winter,

Goodmorning my Winter!

I left to help Maria with breakfast. You'll love her, by the way.

Today is going to be busy, knowing that we only have one day to make sure you're protest-ready. But know that you, my baby, will be perfectly safe since I'm here to protect you, so don't worry!

You'll be going through some simple protection tactics, and we will be discussing what to do if the police become violent.

But that's all after breakfast, of course!

As soon as you take a shower (use my personal one, its the door on the left ;) ) Please put the clothes that I gave you, and come out into the hallway. I'll see you.

Hope to see you soon,

- Malik :)

I knitted my eyebrows together. Something just felt off about this letter. It was sweet but.. I'm not his. I'm my own being, my own person. I don't belong to anyone. Who does Malik think he is? I asked myself. Also, I can protect myself perfectly fine.. why is he being so.. overprotective? It's almost controlling.

Did I choose the wrong person last night?

These questions laid siege on my mind as I turned the knob on the shower.

I stepped into the shower, the hot water soothing my muscles.

I began to wash my body.

As I scrubbed my legs, a sharp needle of pain ran up my thigh.

I stopped halfway- there was something on my leg.

I examined closer, making sure not to touch.

I gasped when I realized that they were bruises.

I quickly began to check the rest of my body. I realized that those muscle pains weren't actual muscle pains- they were the pain from bruises.

Where did I get these? I asked myself. Oh no... Malik did that. Why would he hurt me?

Did I actually say yes to that? I wouldn't have...

It must have been on accident, I decided, not exactly confident with my answer.

I shook my head, and tried to push the troubling thoughts out of my mind- but I couldn't help the feeling that something was wrong with Malik...

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-Molly