Damaged

Chapter One

She collapsed to her knees on the soft green grass beneath her. She stared into the water of the pond infront of her as the moon shined above her. Tears fell down her pale cheeks like rain as the events of earlier that night flashed through her mind...

Flashback...

She woke to the sound of foot steps heading toward her room. She lay there in her bed and tightly pulled the covers around her as tears slowly fell down her cheeks. She hoped he wouldn't come into her room, not tonight, not ever again. No matter how much she wished it would never happen, it never seemed to work...

Her bedroom door slowly opened and she heard footsteps enter her room and the door slowly close. She trembled in fear and shut her eyes tightly. The footsteps came closer to her. She heard him breathing over her as her heart began to race. With her eyes still closed tightly she whimpered softly. "Please don't..."

He slowly slid into bed with her and whispered softly into her ear... "Shh..it'll be over soon." His hand began to slowly roam over her body as he finished his sentence. Tears began streaming down her face as she waited for it to be over. As he rolled her over and started to get on top of her, they heard a car pull into the driveway. He slowly got off her and quietly exited the room...

End Of Flashback

She wrapped her arms around her body tightly as she closed her eyes.. How could her own father do this to her? He was suppose to love her, not hate her. He told her everyday that it was her fault her mother had died, that if it hadn't been for her being born, her mother would still be here. His words tore at her everytime she heard them. She had never got a chance to meet her mother, because she had died giving birth to her..

She never felt so alone as she did right now..No one knew what he father had been doing for her the last few months...She didn't know how to tell anyone, afraid of what they might say or think... She couldn't do this anymore, she didn't want to feel the pain anymore... She slowly pulled a sharp object out of her pocket...

He slowly walked towards her bedroom door and knocked softly. "Serena, you awake?" He stood there patiently waiting for a response when he didn't get one he slowly opened the door. "Serena?" He asked as he slowly poked his head in her room. He looked around the room to find her bed empty and her window open.

He walked into her room and suddenly a bad feeling washed over him. "Serena?" He asked again as he walked around her room looking for her until he stumbled across a note sitting on the night stand next to her bed. He picked up the note and sat down on the side of her bed...

Samuel,

I'm sorry, I just can't do this anymore...I know you don't understand, but just know I love you and that it is better this way...

Serena

He sat there and stared at the letter. 'Couldn't do what anymore?' He wondered. What was going on? Where was she and what was she going to do? After a moment he stood up and ran out of her room as he pulled out his cell phone. It rang three times before the person on the other end answered...

"Hello?"

She took a deep breath as rain began to pour down on her from the sky. She stared down at the sharp object in her hands. 'This is the only way...to end all my pain..' She thought to herself as she slowly raised the object to her wrist...

She winced in pain as she pushed the blade of the knife down on her skin and slowly slid it across her wrist. Blood trickled down from her now open wound as she took the knife in the other hand and began to cut her other wrist...

"What are you doing?" A voice shouted from behind her breaking her concentration...

"What's going on Samuel?" A male voice asked tiredly from the other line. "Darien, I am sorry to call you this late, but I need your help to find Serena.." Samuel said into the recevier as he got into his car. "What do you mean find her?" Darien asked. "I walked into her room and she wasn't there...She left me a note though..." Samuel paused as he pulled out his keys and started his car. "And?" Darien asked waiting patiently for him to continue.

Samuel pulled out of the driveway and began driving down the streets as the rain poured down. "I don't know, it doesn't make any sense...But I have this feeling she is going to do something stupid." Samuel answered. "Okay, let me get dressed and I will help you find her, I will call you if I find her." "Thanks Darien." Samuel said as he hung up the phone and continued to drive through town..

She turned around into the darkness. The light of the moon shined down on him through the rain, revealing his features. His short ebony black hair clung to his face from the pouring rain. His mid night blue eyes stared into her sapphire ones. Confusion and pain flashed in them as his eyes wondered down to her hands.

He rushed over to her and took the knife out of her hands and placed his hands over her wrist. He applied pressure to her wrist to control the bleeding as he looked back up at her. "What are you doing?" He repeated only with fear in his voice this time.

Frozen in her place, she just stared into his eyes un able to answer as the world around her began to spin. He stared into her eyes, they were full of pain and emptyness. "Serena, answer me!" He cried as his voice began to tremble. She felt her eye lids become heavy as unconsisousness began to take over her and with in minutes her world went black.

He watched as her eyes slowly closed and she began to fall backwards. He let go of her wrist and gently caught her before she fell to the ground...

He ran through the emergancy doors with her in his arms. Water dripped from their clothes as he stood infront of the front desk. "Help me please!" He cried as he fell to his knees. The receptionist quickly picked up the phone...With in minutes a couple nurses rushed through the double doors to his left with a bed on wheels. They lifted Serena out of his arms and onto the bed. They rushed back through the double doors they had came through...

A few hours later...

Samuel ran through the emergancy room doors and into the waiting room. He looked around the room for a moment until he spotted him in a corner of the waiting room. He walked over to him and sat down next to him. "What happened?" Samuel asked as he looked over at his best friend.

Darien looked up from his coffee and turned his head towards his friend. Samuel studied his friends face. He noticed the tear streaks on his cheeks and his eyes were blood shot. Darien ran a hand threw his thick black hair before he spoke. "She..." He started as tears formed in his eyes once again. Samuel stared at him with a confused experssion on his face. "She what?" He asked. Darien took a deep breath. "She tried to kill herself Sam...Why would she do that?" He asked as the tears poured out of his eyes.

Samuel sat there in shock. "What?" He asked not sure if he heard him correctly. Before Darien could say anything else, a doctor walked over to them. "Excuse me, are you here with Miss Tuskino?" He asked as he stared down at them. They both looked up at the man and nodded in agreement. "She is in stable condition..Do either of you know why she would want to kill herself?" He asked. "No.." They said in unsion. The doctor nodded. "Are there any problems at home, that you know of?" Darien took his gaze off the doctor and looked over at Samuel. "Not that I know of." Samuel answered as he continued to stare at the doctor.

The doctor sighed and ran a hand through his thick gray hair. "Alright, well I have contacted the hospital's phsyicatric department and a doctor will be here tomorrow to talk with her." He said tiredly. Darien and Samuel both nodded in agreement. "May we see her now?" Darien asked. "Yes, but not to long she needs her rest." The doctor said.

Darien and Samuel stood in front of her door. "I will wait out here." Darien said as he placed a hand on Samuels shoulder. Samuel looked over at him with a confused look on his face. "Your not comming in?" He asked. Darien stared down at the floor. "I don't think so..." He said just barely above a whisper as he leaned his back up against the wall. Samuel studdied him for a moment. "I don't think she is going to want to see me, anyway." Darien stated as he closed his eyes. Samuel sighed. "Okay." He said as he turned and walked into her room...

He walked into the dim lit room and looked to the left side of the room. He stared at her as she lay in her hospital bed. He took a deep breath as he slowly found himself walking towards her bed. As he reached her bed side he stared down at her. Her face was paler than it usually was and her long golden blonde hair lay messily around her. His eyes wondered down to her hands as he slowly took on of them in his. White bandages wrapped around her thin slender wrists.

He sat gently down on the side of her bed as he held her hand tightly and stared at her sleeping face. "Oh Serena, why?" He asked as his voice began to shake. She slowly stirred at the sound of his voice. "Samuel?" She whispered as her eyes slowly opened. "Yes, I am here." He said gently as a small smile appeared across his lips. She stared at him as tears formed in her eyes along with a look of disappointment. "Serena, what's wrong?" He asked as his smile faded and he reached a hand to touch her face.

She slowly jerked away from him as she pulled her hand out of his. "Please go away.." She mummbled as she rolled over to her right and stared at the curtians that were covering up her window. "Serena...please talk to me...what's wrong?" He asked softly. "Samuel, please, I don't want to talk about it...I just want to be left alone.." She said quietly as tears fell from her eyes. Not wanting to let it go, he pushed her further. "Serena, why would you do this to yourself and the people who care about you?" He asked.

She felt anger rise with in her. "What people? Nobody cares about me..." She answered angerily still not looking at him. Samuel stared at her with shock apparent on his face. "I care about you, Darien cares about you, what about your friends and Father?" He stated. She glared at him with the mention of her father. "Get out!" She said firmly. He stared at her for a moment before he spoke again. "Talk to me, please.." He pleaded softly. "Get out!" She shouted hatefully at him. He stood and stepped away from her as the door slowly opened.

He slowly peaked in and looked over at them. "Sorry to interupt, but the doctor said it's time to go and we can come back tomorrow.." Darien said softly as he looked at Samuel than at her. She looked over at him at the sound of his voice. She stared deeply into his mid night blue eyes as a unknown feeling washed over her. His eyes held fear, hurt, and concern in them. Samuel sighed and turned back to her. "I'll be back tomorrow.." "Whatever.." She grumbled hatefully without taking her eyes of Darien's.

Samuel walked out the door. Darien gave her a warm smile as he spoke. "I'm glad you are going to be okay, Serena.." He said softly as he slowly closed the door. 'Could he really care about me?' She thought to herself as she rolled back over and pulled the blankets close to her. 'What is this feeling that I'm feeling?' She wondered as she closed her eyes as she drifted off to sleep..

They walked out of the emergancy room doors. The rain had stopped comming down and a chilly breeze blew around them. "What happened in there?" Darien asked as he looked over at his friend. Samuel sighed as he looked up at him. "I don't know...she won't talk to me...I don't know what to do Darien.." Darien stood there and stared at his friend, who looked lost and hurt. "I got to go, I will see you later." Samuel said as he walked towards his car.

Darien stood there and watched his friend walk towards his car. When he disappeared into his car, he looked up at the moon. 'Was it his fault she did this?' He wondered as guilt began to fill his heart. He sighed tiredly as he made his way to his car, with so many thoughts and question's running through his mind...

Author's note: This is one of my newer stories so please leave me a review and tell me what you think!