Deeper than a cut
Chapter 8
Jeanette had just finished cleaning herself and the bathroom up when she heard the doorbell ringing, "hi guys, did you lot have a nice time tonight"? Jeanette asked as she opened the door for her sisters "sure did" Brittany replied pulling Jeanette into a hug which left Jeanette wincing in pain "what's up"? Brittany asked "oh I cut myself earlier and its still a bit sore" Jeanette answered, this made Eleanor's ears prick up as Brittany ran upstairs for a much needed rest, Eleanor was watching her older sister carefully as they followed Brittany upstairs, "have you two used my razor at all lately, because the last blade I have is gone"? Brittany enquired as she stepped out of the bathroom after she finished getting ready for bed, both Eleanor and Jeanette shook their heads "Brittany I think that we need to talk to Jeanette because I think that she might be self-harming" Eleanor whispered when Jeanette entered the bathroom "Jeanette? Can we talk to you for a minute please"? Eleanor asked when Jeanette left the bathroom.
Jeanette nodded and sat down opposite Eleanor and Brittany "what's up"? Jeanette asked looking at her sisters, Eleanor was about to speak when Brittany blurted out "are you cutting yourself"?, Jeanette put on a shocked look and told Brittany and Eleanor that she would never do anything like that, this seemed to be enough to convince Brittany who left for her bedroom "Jeanie…I'm only asking because I've been there before and I don't want to see you go the same way" Eleanor told her while rubbing her own wrists "thanks Ellie and I promise I am not doing it" Jeanette lied convincingly "ok then, night" Eleanor said walking away "night Ellie" Jeanette yawned. The next day Jeanette was just leaving school when she was dragged by her hair and slammed up against a locker "listen you little slut I thought I told you to abort that baby" Jillian hissed "piss off you fucking cunt" Jeanette whispered "what did you just say"? Jillian spat "I said PISS OFF YOU FUCKING CUNT" Jeanette screamed as she tried to push past Jillian and her friends who just slammed her back up against the locker "that's what I thought you said you little slag" Jillian said as she slapped Jeanette so hard she crashed to the floor, Jeanette instinctively covered up her unborn child and braced herself for what was about to happen, Jillian and her friends then began to kick and punch every little bit of Jeanette they could, 10 minutes later when they had finished, Jeanette sat up beaten, bruised, bloodied and broken.
Jeanette arrived home 20 minutes later and found that she was apparently by herself "well at least I'm home alone" Jeanette muttered to herself as she headed towards the bathroom to clean herself up, "hello is anybody in" Eleanor called out from the kitchen after she thought she heard somebody come in, back in the bathroom Jeanette had finished washing away the blood that caked her face, she was now sat on the edge of the bath once again with Brittany's razor in her hand, she then sliced deeply into the flesh which left her in tears with the mixture of agony and ecstasy, she then started to slash at her arms frantically as if she was trying to cut away the past few months of her life "JEANETTE! WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING"? Eleanor screamed when she came up to see what the noise was, as she snatched the razor from Jeanette "it's the only thing that helps" Jeanette cried "its not…trust me" Eleanor told her while cleaning her up. In the bedroom Jeanette was curled up into a ball with her head resting on Eleanor's lap, Eleanor was stroking Jeanette's hair to calm her down, while she told Eleanor everything that has happened, when she had finished Eleanor was so furious she was ready to go out and hunt Jillian down, but she just sat there and made this promise to Jeanette "Jeanette I promise you that this is all going to end" Jeanette just looked up and gave Eleanor a massive cuddle.