Broken
Chapter nine:
Screaming.
That's all Amanda was doing in her sleep. Every time she fell asleep she would have a nightmare and start screaming and scratching me.
4:15 glows in tiny green numbers. I sigh and roll over and shut my eyes. Amanda starts hitting me again and her nails dig into flesh.
"Dammit" I pull my arm away from her grip and blood drips down my arms.
Amansa sits up with her eyes closed. "What's wrong babe?" I ask grabbing her arm. She shrugs my hand off and walks out of the bedroom. "Babe." Goosebumps form on my skin as my feet touch the cold floor. She walks into the kitchen and grabs a knife and presses it to her skin.
"Amanda!" I yell and try to grab it from her. She waves it at me and cuts my chest. Blood quickly stains my white shirt and my hands frantically grab her wrists. Amanda kicks and screams and the knife falls from her grip. I pull her body down onto the floor and lean against the counter. She struggles to get free and I hold her down with my legs and arms around her. The bleeding on my chest is slowing down and my eyes shut tightly from the pain.
It"s probably six when Amanda finally calms down and goes back to sleep. My eyes decide it's time for some sleep too because my head slumps over and Im breathing slowly.
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"Babe, let go" Amanda whines. I yawn and release her from my grip. She gets up and stretches her arms above her head. "What the hell happened to you?" She gasps. "You" I mumble getting up and rub my head. her eyes widen in shock.
Her lip starts to quiver and her eyes get glassy. "It's fine... I'm fine" I tell her. "Why did I do this?" She asks. "I rushed it" I say simply.
"No, no you didn't" Amanda shakes her head. "Listen, your scared because I rushed it. Don't argue."
My legs feel like jelly underneathe me. "You look dead tired baby" she wraps her arms around my waist. "I am" I mumble burrying my head in her hair. "C'mon" she pulls me In her room and forces me to lie down. She takes my top off and goes to the bathroom, coming back with a cloth and a bag. Amanda bites her lip, concentrated on cleaning the injuries she gave me.
"I love you" she says after placing a band aid on each of the cuts. When she gets to the one on my chest from the knife her eyes fill with tears. Her head falls onto my chest and she cries. "I'm so sorry" she says over and over again.
"Amanda" I say firmly. She sits up slowly. "Don't beat yourself up about this, you didn't know what you were doing" I kiss her hand and she nods.
i watch her leave the room again and she comes back with tea. "Just how you like it" she blushes and lays next to me.
My eyes close and I fall asleep
That's all Amanda was doing in her sleep. Every time she fell asleep she would have a nightmare and start screaming and scratching me.
4:15 glows in tiny green numbers. I sigh and roll over and shut my eyes. Amanda starts hitting me again and her nails dig into flesh.
"Dammit" I pull my arm away from her grip and blood drips down my arms.
Amansa sits up with her eyes closed. "What's wrong babe?" I ask grabbing her arm. She shrugs my hand off and walks out of the bedroom. "Babe." Goosebumps form on my skin as my feet touch the cold floor. She walks into the kitchen and grabs a knife and presses it to her skin.
"Amanda!" I yell and try to grab it from her. She waves it at me and cuts my chest. Blood quickly stains my white shirt and my hands frantically grab her wrists. Amanda kicks and screams and the knife falls from her grip. I pull her body down onto the floor and lean against the counter. She struggles to get free and I hold her down with my legs and arms around her. The bleeding on my chest is slowing down and my eyes shut tightly from the pain.
It"s probably six when Amanda finally calms down and goes back to sleep. My eyes decide it's time for some sleep too because my head slumps over and Im breathing slowly.
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"Babe, let go" Amanda whines. I yawn and release her from my grip. She gets up and stretches her arms above her head. "What the hell happened to you?" She gasps. "You" I mumble getting up and rub my head. her eyes widen in shock.
Her lip starts to quiver and her eyes get glassy. "It's fine... I'm fine" I tell her. "Why did I do this?" She asks. "I rushed it" I say simply.
"No, no you didn't" Amanda shakes her head. "Listen, your scared because I rushed it. Don't argue."
My legs feel like jelly underneathe me. "You look dead tired baby" she wraps her arms around my waist. "I am" I mumble burrying my head in her hair. "C'mon" she pulls me In her room and forces me to lie down. She takes my top off and goes to the bathroom, coming back with a cloth and a bag. Amanda bites her lip, concentrated on cleaning the injuries she gave me.
"I love you" she says after placing a band aid on each of the cuts. When she gets to the one on my chest from the knife her eyes fill with tears. Her head falls onto my chest and she cries. "I'm so sorry" she says over and over again.
"Amanda" I say firmly. She sits up slowly. "Don't beat yourself up about this, you didn't know what you were doing" I kiss her hand and she nods.
i watch her leave the room again and she comes back with tea. "Just how you like it" she blushes and lays next to me.
My eyes close and I fall asleep
THANKS BABE
8/28/13