Chapter 10
The following months slowly passed by. Russel and Murdoc were on high alert- watching Noodle like hawks. Noodle was slowly finding ways to release her anger without hurting herself or her brothers. After another close encounter with a knife 2-D thought it was best if all sharp objects were locked away or put out of Noodle's reach. Russel locked all the knives in a cupboard and kept the key with him all the time. He threw out the butcher knife as he couldn't bring himself to use it after what Noodle had done with it. The only thing 2-D couldn't hide was Noodle's razor. Instead he followed her into the bathroom and sat with her while she shaved, just in case she tried anything stupid while no-one was around. She didn't.
When she was feeling low or angry, she threw herself at the sofa, hid her face in the cushions and screamed. Murdoc and Russel chose to ignore her when she did this. They knew that this was her way of calming down and thought it best not to intervene. 2-D on the other hand was always there beside her. He was there to dry her tears and cheer her up when she was low. If he was lucky he could sneak in a quick snog whilst he was there as well. This really cheered Noodle up.
Noodle was slowly turning back to her former self. She was more bubbly and lively. She was controlling her anger and rarely lashed out at them, but most importantly, she hardly ever cried.
So. Things were starting to look up for the gang. Noodle was controlling her anger, her wounds had healed but left freaky scars and she was been more like herself. The problem is, she wasn't. She wasn't cutting herself again- no, she wasn't that stupid. She had found another way to end her life and was slowly working on it. She wasn't happy and bubbly when the guys weren't around. She was sad. She'd sit in her room for hours on end, crying and writing in her diary about how bad her life was, and how she didn't know how much more she could take.
Things are about to get worse.