I Bite My Tongue So You Don't Hear Me

She went to go have a shower to wash away the pain that she felt.
What would have happened if she did really hurt Dan.
She tried not to think about it.
She got undressed.She looked at her bruised body in the mirror.
It made her feel sick looking at herself.

Her eyes fell to her right leg.
She remembers how she got third degree burns like it was yesterday.
She was happy in a way that this was the one thing Dan didn't know.

She was to busy staring at her body to notice that the shower was on boiling hot.
She stepped into the shower.
The boiling hot water poured over her leg.
She let out a scream and fell back wards out of the shower.
She hit her head on the basin as she fell to the floor.

Dan dropped his cup of tea at the loud scream that came from the bathroom.
He ran to the bathroom door.
'Gemma! Gemma! Gemma! Whats Wrong? Open The Door!' He yelled banging on the door.

She reached out for a towel to cover herself.
Then she opened the door and let her body fall to the floor again.
There was blood dripping from her head.

Dan immediately got a towel to put pressure on her head.
She let the top part of her body sit up.
She place her hand on her right leg which was now bright red.
The pain felt like the time she got those third degree burns.

Dan watched her grasp her leg in order to hide in from him.
But he saw it.

He got a cold flannel and moved her hand from her leg.
He placed on her leg and she grasped his shoulder in pain.

'How did it happen?' He asked applying more pressure to her leg and letting her apply the pressure to her head.
'It doesn't matter' She shrugged
He put more pressure.
'Yeah because burns on a girls leg is no big deal' He snapped back.
'Why do you have to know everything?' She questioned
'I can't help you unless I know whats happened and I'm sorry if its painful for you to revisit those memories,I'm not being nosey I just want to know about the past so I can help your future' He admitted.

She let out a sigh.
He was right. Again.
She is never gonna get help unless she talks.
You can trust him she though to herself.

He stood up.
He went to change the temperature on the shower.
'You have stopped bleeding now so have your shower,I will do breakfast and we can talk then' He informed her then closing the bathroom door.

She had her shower and changed into her ripped jeans and borrowed a shirt from Dan.

She walked into the living room.
On the table was a full english breakfast.
Dan walked in with two cups of tea.

They both sat down sitting opposite one another.
She picked up the fork and played with her food.
Whereas Dan began to eat.
He stopped eating and watched her play with her food.
'You going to tell me?' He asked
'Do I have to?' She replied putting the fork down.
'I want to help' He answered reaching out to hold her hand 'You are safe now,tell me please'

She let out a sigh and then took in a big breath.
She began her story whilst holding Dan's hand tight.
She looked in to his ocean eyes.
'I walked into the school, making my way down the hall. Pushing people out the way, eyes set on my destination. When I reached the science lab for next period, I pushed the door open, only to find the room pitch black..' She took a breath 'I got pulled into the darkness,I didn't know what was happening. Just to clarify I did get bullied a lot'
He nodded.
'I was pulled to a stool and strapped by my feet to it,the room still dark.The lights turned on and there he was,Austin he had a knife. He wripped my right jean leg up to my thigh. Then his best friend handed him a bucket of liquid. I whimper passed my lips I knew what was coming.I always had 'You bitch,go die' those were his last words before I felt liquid being poured down my leg, and a wave of agony and pain washed over me'
He grabbed her hands tight.
Tears fell down her fragile face.
'He is in prison for life now for attempted murder on me' She cried
She cried and didn't care what was happening.
Revisiting the memory killed her.

Dan went round to her side of the table.
A part of him died inside listening to that story.
He took her into a hug.
Squezeed her tight hoping it would take away her pain.
'Dan...I-I-I c-c-ant do this' She whimpered into his chest.

He didn't know what to do.
He knew she was messed up.
What could he do.
He wanted to cry for her and hold her in a hug to protect from any other pain she felt.

They came out of the hug.
They stared into each others eyes.
Dan studied her face, every inch of it. Her pale skin,her pink lips and every detail and crack that went into them. Without realizing, He was leaning in, his forehead millimetres away from hers. Her ragged breath cool on his face.

Dan closed the distance, seeing as she was still panicking, and there foreheads met. His nose meeting hers.There lips only a millimetre away from each others.
Her lips had parted to speak but she stopped, not wishing to ruin the beautiful silence. She was still trembling against Dan.

Dan leaned in further and there lips met, crushing together in a swift movement. Sending every emotion he was feeling towards her, even the anger for that person that had tried to harm this perfect girl that was melting at his touch.

She broke from the kiss and stared into his eyes.
She smiled.
For the first time she smiled and it was honest.
She looked happy.

For the first time in a year.
She was happy.
They stayed smiling at each other for what seemed like minutes.