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Chapter 2: Cuts, wounds, and words

Whoever said "Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me" were wrong. They should have said "Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can cut much deeper."

Serena threw her back pack on the floor as she walked in her room. Her tears now getting heavier and heavier as she fell onto her bed. Her pink pillow soaked in her tear stains. Mascara falling down with her tears.

'how could I have just done that to Darien. He's my best friend' Serena thought as it only made her cry more. The tension inside her built up like a fire spreading through the forest. She closed her eyes for a moment and then hurried over to her dresser drawer. Underneath the piles of clothes, there lied the answer to all of her problems. Its sharp edges gleamed in the sunlit room.

"Take me" it called out to her.

"Rip, and tear your skin, release your pain, let me help you… take me" it continued to call out.

Serena picked up the scissors that were sharp and already bloodstained. IT sank into her, she didn't notice the hurt at first, but as she pressed down harder tears started to form in her eyes as the pain got worse for her. Blood leaked out of her, and as it did she felt her pain go away. She was in control of this, this was the only thing she was in control of. As the blood started to dry on her arm she rolled down her sleeve to take her backpack and start on her homework.

Darien's house

'what was wrong with Serena' He thought. He had known her almost all of his life and he had never seen her do things this bad. He knew what she went through at home, and had seen her behavior at school, but never did she do anything this drastic. He picked up his cell phone to dial her number but then remembered how she had reacted to him earlier. He thought he might give her some time to cool down.

Back at Serena's 3 hours later.

Serena tried to focus on her homework as her parents argued back and forth in the living room. She could hear her drunk mother yelling and she could hear the alcohol spilling on the hard wooden floors. She closed her eyes and continued to work on her math homework.

'2b-7b-4, is what' she thought in her mind, but was soon interrupted by her mother's scream as she heard her father slap her. Serena tried again to focus but her eyes started to water as more shouts came from her mother's mouth.

"You Drunken whore" She heard her father say in the distance. Serena lost her focus at that moment and then a tear fell from her face as it hit her math book. It started to get worse as she heard her mother being beat and hit against the wall. Serena couldn't take it anymore. She thought about the only person she could possibly call in a time like this. She dialed Darien's number.

Back at Darien's

As he sat watching TV on his couch, he saw his cell vibrate and light up on the table next to him.

"Hello" he said not even checking the caller ID.

"Darien I need you to pick me up" Serena said frantically as a vase in the living room crashed to the floor. Serena knew that her father was coming for her next.

"Why, what's wrong Sere?" he asked as he heard the panic in her voice. More bangs and clashes made Serena jump in her seat as she continued to talk to him.

"Just come pick me up, please Darien, just wait outside I'll meet you out there" Serena said as she hung up the phone.

Darien grabbed his keys and headed for Serena's house. Serena put down her pencil and suddenly turned her head towards her door as she heard her father bang on the door. Serena quickly got down underneath her bed. Her father busted open the door, as he walked into the calm room. It was quiet as he looked around. Her math book on the desk, pencil and paper with a half written problem written on it.

Her backpack lay on the floor as Serena tried her best not to breathe. She saw her fathers shoes walk across her room in silence as she noticed the little blood on them. It was her mother's no doubt. He finally walked out of the room and Serena let out a big sigh of relief. She got up out under her bed slowly as she saw Darien pull up in front of her house. She quietly took of the screen of her window and made her way outside to meet him. She got into the car fast before her father caught her.

"Drive" she said quickly as Darien drove down the street. The car ride was silent as Serena thought about what could have happened to her if her father caught her. She swallowed hard and her throat hurt as she closed her eyes.

"Darien looked at her as she sat there still and quiet. He placed his hand over hers, trying to tell her everything would be alright. Serena felt his warm hand on hers and looked at him, both knowing not to say anything. Darien drove up to a little place out of town. He thought it would be a nice quiet place for her. They both got out of the bar as Serena leaned up against it, looking out at the big green valley. It was a few miles out of town and looked more like the country that the city. Darien walked over to her and leaned on the car next to her.

"Want to talk about it" He asked as she just looked out into the open field. All Serena wanted to do was run away. Run away from everything in that open field and live out the child hood she never got to have. Serena shook her head in response.

"We don't have to talk about it" He said looking down at the ground, hands in his pocket and the wind blowing his dark raven hair. Serena took a deep breath and spoke.

"You know, I wonder what's out there, besides this town" She said looking out at the field.

"What do you mean" He said trying to comprehend what she was trying to tell him.

"You know, like the world. What's out there" she said.

"Yeah I wonder that sometimes" He said looking at her as her long blonde hair blew in the wind getting into her face.

"Dare," She said looking him in the eye, "I'm sorry for what I said earlier. I was just so upset and…"

"It's fine" he said moving so that he was in front of her. She looked at him and her heart started to stir in her chest. He pulled her closer to him, as she wrapped her arms around his waist. He took his hands behind her head and moved her close to his lips where he locked his with hers. Her heart pounded a million times a minute as she kissed his soft lips. She had known him practically all her life and this was one part she didn't know about him. When they parted she looked at him and they both smiled.

"I don't know where that came from" Darien said as Serena looked at him in his soft blue eyes.

"Me neither" she said trying to put a smile on her face.

"But I did like it" He said as she blushed and he took her in for another kiss.

"Darien," Serena said breaking the kiss after a few moments.

"Yeah" he said looking at her.

"Doesn't it scare you" she asked him as he tried to understand what she meant.

"What do you mean?" He asked her.

"Me and my cutting. Doesn't it scare you to even know me" She said as he took her close to him.

"No, I think you hurt Serena. That's why you do what you do. I think you're a beautiful person. I mean you've been my best friend since kinder garden. I could never be scared of you. Just promise me Serena that you won't do that again. And if you feel like you have to then please call me or anything, I'll always have time for you" He sadi stroking her face with his hand.

"I can't promise you anything, but I'll try. Thank you" She said giving him a hug, as a pair of tears left her eyes onto his shoulder.

"Look at me" He said whipping of her tears with his finger.

"It's going to be ok" He said holding her in his arm protectively.

"I want it to be ok, and it never is. If I died tomorrow who would care, life would still go on. No one would care" She repeated.

"I would care. Just promise me you will come to me if something happens again" He said still holding her close to him.

"You ready to go home"

"No" she said quietly still holding on to him. Darien held on to the fallen angel in his arms as he thought of a plan.

"You know, my parents wouldn't mind if you came to spend the night"

"Are you sure" she asked him.

"Yeah, they're out of town" He said as there appeared a smile on her face.

"Come on, let's go" He said putting his arm around her. Serena felt safe with him. She trusted him with her life and knew that maybe today wasn't all that bad after all.

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