Basically a moment between two girls where one walks in on the other cutting, felt a bit depressed when writing this so a bit all over the place. I suppose it's semi-autobiographical, but not all.

Forgive Me

The blade hit the floor with a cold chilling clatter, the only sound to echoe around the dark confines of the room for some time afterwards. No movement emerged from the two frozen forms, one held with fear and guilt, the other by horror and confusion. Silence beat loudly in Frankie's ears as she struggled to remove her eyes from the horrified ones of Alexis. She felt the warm blood trickle down her arm and she quickly reached for a cloth to wipe away the blood, she felt Alexis move and she glanced up as the other girl reached for the glistening blade on the floor.

"Don't", Frankie whispered, Alexis glanced up before complying and letting the knife rest where it was. She turned towards Frankie and took a step towards her, she backed away, hurt, as Frankie recoiled from her, eyes squeezed tightly shut.

"Please Alexis...go", Frankie whispered. Alexis clenched her fists and shook her head vigorously.

"No", she hissed, "I'm not leaving you". She took a step forward and reached out to take hold of Frankie's wrist, careful to hold her where no cuts were present. Frankie tried to pull her arm back but found Alexis's grip tightened around her arm.

"This isn't your fight, you shouldn't suffer because of me", Frankie pleaded, "Just go". Alexis shook her friend suddenly until they made eye contact.

"And you think that leaving and knowing that you do this wouldn't make me suffer", she demanded, "Do you really think that little of me?". There was a long silence before Frankie relaxed and let Alexis look at her arm, the taller girl stood up and left to fetch some warm water to clean the cuts.

Alexis stumbled against the basin and struggled with her breathing and nausea, it was like a horror movie she couldn't escape from, she'd now Frankie had problems at home but she'd never considered that her friend would...mutilate herself like this.

"Shit", Alexis cursed as she ran the hot tap and filled the plastic bowl up with warm water, she reached for a flannel, a bandage from the cupboard and headed back to the bedroom, her heart pounding in her head with every step that she took. She opened the bedroom door and walked over to Frankie, not waiting for the girl to say anything Alexis reached for her arm and gently submerged it in the water, her heart aching as Frankie winced in agony from the pain. She quickly pulled the arm out and softly began cleaning the cuts, praying that she'd finish quickly and the bandage could be applied.

"You don't have to do this", Frankie mumbled, "You can leave now and I wouldn't blame you". Alexis didn't even dignify the comment with an answer, if there had ever been any doubt that she would have stayed then she wouldn't be much of a friend.

"Alexis....I'm sorry", Frankie whispered, ducking her head and looking at the vicious red cuts on her arm that roamed all the way from her elbow to her wrist. Alexis stopped cleaning the cuts and gently took the bandage and wrapped it around Frankie's arm. Then she put the bowel to one side and gently tilted Frankie's head up to look her in the eyes.

"Frankie", she started softly, "You shouldn't apologize to me". Frankie started to protest but found Alexis's forefinger on her lips.

"You have nothing to apologize for", Alexis whispered, "I'm not going to condemn you for the way you feel, I'm not going to chase you away because you...cut...yourself, I couldn't just walk out of you life...I love you Frankie". Frankie blinked quickly as an unshed tear tumbled back into her soul.

"I love you too Alexis", she said softly, tickling the skin on Alexis's finger like feathers. Alexis felt a tingle creep up her spine and she shuddered subconsciously. The look Frankie gave her only worsened the situation.

"Then we're sorted, I'm not leaving", Alexis replied pulling away from Frankie and standing up.

"You're staying?", Frankie asked, "The night that is". Alexis nodded quickly.

"Yup so you better get used to it...I'm not leaving you Frankie...ever", she replied gently.

Frankie glanced up at the ceiling before glancing over at the sleeping form of Alexis in the bed beside her, she rolled onto her side and gently reached out to touch Alexis's face.

"What is it?", Alexis mumbled sleepily. Frankie smiled to herself before forcing herself to speak.

"Do...do...did you mean it...when you said...you'd never leave?", Frankie mumbled, gently caressing Alexis's cheek beneath her fingers. She felt Alexis breath out slightly and changed the position of her hand slightly.

"Of course I did, I love you Frankie, you better believe it", Alexis replied, Frankie nodded slightly and pulled her hand back, she found Alexis's hand entwined with hers suddenly.

"Alexis?", she asked quietly, Alexis laughed softly and humorlessly before sliding forward and capturing Frankie's lips with her own for a second, making the other girl gasp slightly.

"I love you Frankie...never forget that", Alexis whispered.

Hmmmmmm.....well perhaps not my usual style of writing but I felt like branching out a little so voila!

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