Drops of Blood, Chapter 2
«Help, I have done it again
I have been here many times before
Hurt myself again today
And, the worst part is there's no-one else to blame
Be my friend
Hold me, wrap me up
Unfold me
I am small
And needy
Warm me up
And breathe me.»
« Don't you dare taking all that's left of me. »
« I don't want anything from you. »
Mike looked up quickly and stared at Harvey.
« Hum. No, that's not what I wanted to say. I don't want- I don't want to take everything from you. I'm not like him. »
« He took everything I was. Everything I built. There's nothing left.»
« I know, kid. I know. »
The first time Trevor put a hand on Mike was on a february night. The young man was exhausted after a long day at the office. He came back at home late in the night, under the snow. When he opened the door, he was greeted by a slap in the face.
« It's at this time that you come back ? Really ? I did tell you to call me this morning. You never listen to me ! Are you going to be nice to me someday? Huh ? »
Mike touched his cheek with his frozen fingers.
« My battery's dead, Trevor. And Harvey wanted to work on- »
« Harvey. Always Harvey. Will you realise one day that you are MY boyfriend, not HIS ? You're mine. Ok ? You're mine ! » Shouted Trevor.
« Listen, Trevor, you're drunk, why don't we speak about this later, when you will be sober... »
« You admit it ! You're cheating on me ! I knew it. »
And before Mike could respond to his accusations, the man punched him in the guts. Mike fall to the ground. Trevor continued to give him some violent blows, but Mike felt paralyzed. He remained on the ground, spitting blood, and feeling alone, more alone than ever. He felt like leaving, slowly, his unconsciousness seeming soft compared to the violence of the blows. The last thing he saw was Trevor spit on his face, and then he fainted.
«What if I wanted to break
Laugh it all off in your face
What would you do?
What if I fell to the floor
Couldn't take all this anymore
What would you do, do, do?
Come break me down
Bury me, bury me
I am finished with you»
When Mike came to work the next day, he could barely stand without screaming in pain. Bruises covered every part of his body, and his face was completely swollen.
«Kid, what happened to you ?
-Nothing. Absolutely nothing.»
You're nothing ! Nothing ! Trevor was screaming in his head.
Mike ran to the bathroom and threw up. On his knees, he took his head in his hands and moaned.
Go away ! Please go away ! He said to the voice.
At the end of the day, he came back to their home. But this time, it was some loving arms which are waiting for him.
«Mike, baby, forgive me. You know I was drunk, I didn't mean everything I said, please. I love you. I love each part of you.»
And Mike believed him, with his manipulative words, without seeing the grip Trevor had on his heart. Without seeing how he allowed this man to ripped him in pieces.
Three months later, Mike started to cut himself. Trevor laughed at him when he saw how weak he was. But Mike didn't care. It was the only thing that enabled him to escape of his nightmare. Then his torturer take his bloody wrists, and take him violently to the bedroom, and he beated him, raped him, broke him in the inside. He tore him with his words, he destroyed him with his evil lips.
When Mike fainted at work, Donna and Harvey took him to the hospital. They pressed charges immediately after having the results of the paramedics. Mike woke up slowly, and Harvey took his hand. Without saying a word, the younger understood. He took a deep breath, and nodded.
«He's in jail.
-What ?
-We won. Trevor's in jail.»
Mike put his head down and started to cry soflty. Harvey touched his cheek with his fingers.
«Hey, hey kid... These are good news. He won't be able to hurt you anymore. I am here. I'm with you. Forever.»
But even if Trevor was in prison, Mike's nightmare didn't stopped. Everyday, everynight, everytime he closed his eyes, he saw him getting beaten, again and again. He relived the shots, the rapes, all that Trevor did to make him suffer.
However, his partner was here to share his pain, and to touch his wounds with a tender hand. His support was the reason for Mike to stay alive.
Do you know how it feels when nothing's good in your life ? When you feel like you're nothing, just a useless person who try to survive in a world that isn't made for you. Did you ever feel the sorrow, the deep pain in your soul, that makes you drowning.
And the only thing to do is to find this person who will make your life a little better. This person, who will change your world. Forever.
This is the person who will stop the Drops of Blood.
I just want to thank you for reading this story. It's the first time that I write something like this. Thank you for the reviews that some persons gave me, it's the only thing that made me want to finish this text. I'm really sorry if there's any mistakes, don't hesitate to tell me if you saw one. It will be good for my next stories :)
The first quote is an extract of the beautiful song "Breathe me" written by Sia, and the second one is "The Kill" of 30 seconds to Mars.
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