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'The boy'
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⚠️ blood warning ⚠️
I took my keys out of the ignition and lay back in my seat. I pulled down the car mirror and my blood shot eyes looked back at me.. I sighed, pulling my hair out of its deflated ponytail and wiping the mascara off my face. My dad pulled up not long after, he was three cars away from me. I slumped down in my seat to avoid any sort of contact with him. He got out of his car and fixed his tie, smiling, and walking into school. He was the deputy head. Unfortunately. I sat back up, taking a brush from the side compartment and brushing my hair, I turned my head to check my cheek.. " shit" I mumbled, a light red hand mark outlined my cheeks.. I heard another car coming so it put my hand over it, it barley covered it but I lent on my arm, hoping they'd think I'd did it.. The car pulled up next to me and I just looked down, messing with the edge of my skirt. I heard the door slam, making me shake a little, then a knock on my window, " you got a tissue?" Asked the stranger " I think- oh my god!" I replied looking up at whoever it was, they had their hand covering their nose but blood spilling out from it, and blood dropped down onto his shirt.. I got out of my car, " come- come sit down" I said, leading him to the passenger seat. I opened the door for him as he sat down. I went back round to my side and got in picking up my keys, " where are we going?" He asked, struggling to keep his hand up, " pharmacy, and then my house so I get get you a clean shirt" I replied, smiling at him. He just nodded as his hand slipped and more went onto his shirt, " okay okay hold on" I mumbled, taking off my lilac cropped cardigan and offering it to him, " take this and use it instead?" I offered He nodded and held the sleeve to his nose and wiped his hands on it too. I put the keys in and started the car, I tucked my hair behind my ear wincing, forgetting about the mark on my cheek, but I pulled off the school car park and started to drive to the pharmacy. It was on the motorway when he next said something, " thanks" he put my blood stained cardigan on his leg and I could see he was looking at me " your welcome, has it stopped?" I asked looking at him for a second before looking back at the road, his face was a massacre of blood and his shirt was completely ruined. " kinda" he replied, " just my hand now.." " your hand?" I questioned.. " I get angry sometimes and I do stupid things.." he mumbled " it's okay.." I changed gear before adding, " We'll be at a pharmacy soon, you fell from a tree" " why are going so far, isn't there one near school" he said as I pulled into town " he caught me there last time" I replied, parking the car out said the pharmacist, " stay here I'll be quick" " he-?" I cut him off my shutting the door. The bell rang as I opened the door to the pharmacist, " eve!" Called Dr. Smith " Mary!" I giggled, putting my hair over my cheek, " and what do I owe the pleasure?" She chuckled " my friend fell out a tree, so just the usual and maybe some tissue" I politely said, walking along the isles grabbing the things I needed " too shy to come in?" She frowned " believe me, I could barley get them in the car" I lied picking up the last thing and making my way over to the till, " is it okay if I go to the beach house? I should be in school.." I mumbled the last bit hoping she wouldn't shout " of course sweetie, but those grades better but be good!" She kindly replied, putting them in a bag " you know they aren't" I smiled " it's on the house hun, as long as you come over for pizza soon, you could even bring your friend!" She exclaimed " any day Mary" I picked up the bag and walked to the doo, " and thank you! " I called after her I got back in my car and looked over at him again, " I got the-" I stopped my self and looked over at him, he taken his jacket off and was using it as a pillow, I smiled and started the car, making my way to the beach house. I pulled up, he was fast asleep but I didn't want to leave him there.. I got the bag and slowly opened the door, I got out and tried to close it as quietly as I could.. I leaned against the car trying to think of what to do.. I felt a hand on my shoulder, making me flinch away- " Im sorry I-" he spluttered " it's okay.. did I wake you?" I asked looking up at him He shook his head.. " this won't take long" I said, locking my car and walking towards the house, realising I still had no idea who this guy was " what's your name?" I asked " you don't know?" He replied I turned to look at him, " nope.."I replied giving him a confused look " seriously?" He asked, smirking, " well I know who you are" " oh do you know?" I smiled, turning to open the door to the house, " what's my name?" " miss cottage" he smugly replied I cringed at the name, I opened the door and tossed the keys to the side, " close the door behind you" I shouted as I walked through to the lounge " of course dearest miss cottage" chuckled the boy I started to set up the things I had brought as he walked through. " have a seat" I pointed to the space on the sofa next to me, " before I help you I need to know your name" " it's jack" he replied, " jack cromwell, yours?" " eve" I smiled, taking out an antiseptic wipe, " this might sting.. you allergic to anything?" He shook his head as I took his hand in mine and started to gentle wipe the blood off it. He tightened his grip as I git to his knuckles, I looked up at him to see tears brimming his eyes.. " it's alright" I whispered, I started to bandage his hand, I looked like he hand punched a window or something, he'd definitely picked the glass out himself.. I put a few plasters on his other hand before I started to wipe his face. There was blood all over the bottom half off it and splatters just under his eyes.. " who punched you?" I asked, wiping off the last bits of blood " how do you-" he mumbled " you have a bruise in the shape of two knuckles and a lot of blood splattered" I replied , " I want to be a nurse when I'm older don't ask" He nodded, still holding onto my hand " all done" I smiled " what about you?" Jack asked " what do you mean?" I said, confused He tucked my hair behind my ear, the mark.. shouldn't it be gone by now? " you have a bruise on your jaw.. I saw it earlier in the car" he shrugged " oh I slept on it funny.." i untucked my hair.. my eyes felt so heavy.. I just wanted to.. sleep.
