Lunchtime at DCS, always fun. Today, I promised to sit with Ashley, Marco and Ellie. None of them are there so I just sit down like normal. Marco and Ashley join me a few minutes later. About ten minutes into lunch I start to get worried, as Ellie hasn't joined us. "Hey guys, where is Ellie?" I ask. They both shrugs. I excuse myself, and get up from the table. I have a very strong feeling that either Sean has her, or shes in the washroom in tears. I choose the latter to go to first.
I walk in quietly. When I do I hear whispers coming from a stall. I listen closer, "Ellie, don't be a baby you can do it. You won't have to deal with anything anymore." Oh shit. I run to the stall and knock on it.
"Ellie, baby, its me Paige. Come out here please." I hear her shuffle around for a bit, then she opens the door. She has tears running down her face.
"Sweetie what happened?" I ask.
"He found out...and threatened to kill you. I can't take it anymore...just please let me die." she says.
"No Ellie, I love you. I, myself, would die without you. Let me see your arms please." With that she gets a scared look in her eyes and shakes her head. I grab her arm and roll down her arm warmer. I see three massive cuts going across her arm, and a scratch started at the top, that I am guessing was going to be a slit.
"Ellie, please don't try again. Please." I held her for the second time today.
"Okay, I promise I won't kill myself, and I will try not to cut...but I can't promise you I won't" she says.
"Hey do you want me to come over tonight?" I ask. The panic look returns to her eyes.
"No! You can't, you'll see HER. My family is nothing like yours. Even Ashley and Marco have never been over. No...no." she replies. Half way through the sentence the tears start to come again.
"Ellie, I am not going to judge you based on that. Its okay, but I really wanna come over." I say
"Okay fine...just don't expect much." she says, "Meet me at my locker after school."
I walk in quietly. When I do I hear whispers coming from a stall. I listen closer, "Ellie, don't be a baby you can do it. You won't have to deal with anything anymore." Oh shit. I run to the stall and knock on it.
"Ellie, baby, its me Paige. Come out here please." I hear her shuffle around for a bit, then she opens the door. She has tears running down her face.
"Sweetie what happened?" I ask.
"He found out...and threatened to kill you. I can't take it anymore...just please let me die." she says.
"No Ellie, I love you. I, myself, would die without you. Let me see your arms please." With that she gets a scared look in her eyes and shakes her head. I grab her arm and roll down her arm warmer. I see three massive cuts going across her arm, and a scratch started at the top, that I am guessing was going to be a slit.
"Ellie, please don't try again. Please." I held her for the second time today.
"Okay, I promise I won't kill myself, and I will try not to cut...but I can't promise you I won't" she says.
"Hey do you want me to come over tonight?" I ask. The panic look returns to her eyes.
"No! You can't, you'll see HER. My family is nothing like yours. Even Ashley and Marco have never been over. No...no." she replies. Half way through the sentence the tears start to come again.
"Ellie, I am not going to judge you based on that. Its okay, but I really wanna come over." I say
"Okay fine...just don't expect much." she says, "Meet me at my locker after school."