"Good morning." Worf's voice cuts. I cringe.
"Up." He commands. I reluctantly sit up.
"Your mother would like to see you."
I reply with a blank stare.
"Your mother will see you now."
"Where is she?"
"In her office. Come."
I take a breath and force myself to stand. He goes to grab my arm, I instinctually try to dodge it which makes him grab it harder.
"I do not have time for your…" He pauses. "Foolishness." He says as he begins walking. I think my arm is going to be purple by the time we reach the office.
don'tmakeeyecontactwithmom don'tmakeeyecontactwithmom don'tmakeeyecontactwithmom
and I've made eye contact with mom. And dad's there. I've been set up. Worf can let go now.
"Thank you, Lieutenant." My dad nods at him. Just when I thought the Klingon would leave he SITS DOWN next to him. "It has come to our attention that you had some fun two days ago. Care to explain?"
About a minute passed in silence. They were all staring at me.
"I have no friends." I finally muttered. "I can't trust anyone anymore. They make jokes. Joke's I'm on my period. And grab me. And I just want to have friends. I don't want things to go back to the way they were on Farpoint."
This would be a lot easier without Worf here.
"Are you afraid that if you don't act a certain way you will go back to being bullied?" My mom asks gently.
I Nod. "I'm afraid of being a dork like I was back then!"
"You were never a dork!" She replies.
"Yes I was! And I stayed… far away from Wes cause I thought he'd drag me back to that… place."
I want to cry. I can't cry. Don't cry.
"I wanted to protect myself." I say faintly.
"Do you feel threatened by anyone on the ship?" She asks.
"Everyone since… Beta-puberty. Everyone except Wes."
"Sounds like Wes is someone worth keeping around! Those popular kids… you don't need them! Quality, not quantity."
I nod.
"Hey." She gets up and gives me a bear hug. "I love you." She whispers. My dad joins in. Must have lasted 20 seconds. Almost forgot that Worf was awkwardly there since technically this is a part of my Brig Sentence.