Emerald: How is it?

Me: It's great! Really helps to get around

I was moving around in a wheelchair that Emerald was able to get me, finally i didn't have to crawl around or have Emerald carry me.

Smiling at her a small blush appeared on her face for some reason, i rolled myself towards the front door and opened it.

The snow had began to stop falling and the cold season had seemed to calmed down as small leaves could be seen growing on trees.

Emerald approches behind me before placing a blanket over my lap, she patted my shoulder before i nodded and wheeled myself out the house.

Even though it was cold it was amazing, this feeling. The way the wind blew across my skin and my hair had cascaded in the wind.

Never before had i anticipated something so much and it was actually as good as i thought it would be.

The snow didn't halt my progress as i continued to move forward. Taking in a cold, deep breath i breathed out as i saw it flow in the wind due to the cold.

Emerald: I didn't think you'd be so happy to go outside.

Me: I don't think you understand the true beauty of nature

Emerald: Now you sound and look like an old man.

I chuckled before looking out across the landscape as small animals could be seen scuttling across tree and birds flew in the sky.

That's something they always compared me to, nothing but an animal. Something that needed to be disciplined or tamed so they could make sure it wouldn't lash out.

Or jump onto them when they're eating, begging for food! I tried that once and what i got was a knife through my forearm, all i wanted was food!

But no! All i got was beat like an animal who couldn't think! I can think, i can speak and do things that everyone else can!

Me: Cogito Ergo Sum...

Emerald: What?

Me: It means "I think, therefore i am"

Emerald: Why did you say that?

Me: My family treated me like an animal who couldn't think and stuck me in a room that smelt of hard wood, rusty velvet, rotting orchids, sour milk of sulfur of chalk, dust of human scalps and rancid butter of oil slick and grease! Eventually it became unbearable so i kept telling myself that.

I heard her sniff before the sound of snow crunching became closer to me before Emerald wrapped her arms around me.

My shoulders began shaking before i hugged her back and cried into her shoulder.

The first time i have someone to care about me. This is the only time i've had someone care about me.

A large screeching sound rang out through my head as my face scrunched up and i held Emerald tighter.

She wimpered in pain but allowed me to as it began to pass. No one knows what i've been through but people say that after trauma comes out a better person.

Would you call me a better person? I'm... i'm a cripple! No person wants to be me, no one wants to experience what i've experienced.

The-the torture i've been through, the starvation and dehydration and the pain! The constant neglect but the worst...

The worst was the pure HATE they held in their eyes! They never said it but it screamed into my mind like the sounds of a hundred shrieking babies who are being crushed!

Humans and faunas have sentience, they can create yet even with this ability i've never been able to do anything! Everything aroumd me just gets destroyed...!

I loosened my grip and wiped my tears before looking to Emerald. She patted my head before letting go of me.

Me: I'm sorry about that...

Emerald:... I won't pretend to understand what you've been through... but know that i'll be there to help you... okay?

A few tears of joy poked at the corners before smile made its way across my face as i nodded

Me: Yeah... i'll be there for you too!

Timeskip

It had taken abit but Emerald and i had made it into a village, she stuck close to me as i shook in fear.

There were people bustling around as they traded at market stalls and families walked around with smiles on their faces.

Going through the market people called out, offering food or other miscellaneous things that not everyone needed.

On a small billboard hung on a plank was a picture of me, it was crudely drawn but i've seen my beaten up face enough to recognize it.

Above it were the large bold letters labled "MISSING" If people were able to realise that i was the pale raggidy haired and malnourished boy on the picture i'd be taken back.

Taken back to that hell, i can hear their laughs now. They laughed at me before throwing me back into that room that smelt worse than death

But-but Emerald... what would they do to Emerald?! I began to breathed heavily as the stars on my hand glowed dimly before she turned to me.

I pointed to the billboard before the nail spun violently and shot out with the sound of a sniper rifle and tore through everything in it's path.

She grabbed the back of my wheelchair and pushed me away as people stared at the large fissure that was left in the walls.

Emerald wheeled me into an alley way before pulling me into a hug. I was in so much shock that i couldn't even move.

My breathing shallowed as my nail grew back and i cried. Why...? Why was it that i was able to keep it in before but now i can't anymore.

I moved my shaky arms around Emerald and loosely clung to her like a life line that as soon as my grip loosened i would flat line.

Me: T-Thank you...

That's all i could say, not by choice however as all that i needed to do before. They wanted me to scream for their enjoy ment but i wouldn't.

But now that i didn't have to i wanted to. I wanted to scream out in pain and sadness but after those words my mouth wouldn't open.

It would quiver as tears ran down my cheeks but nothing else, even as she awkwardly stroked my hair in an attempt to calm me down.

I have a mouth... i have a voice...  but my mouth won't open... my voice won't come out properly and only in whispers like the pathetic animal they thought i was.

Although almost as if she could read my thoughts Emerald told me something.

Emerald: You aren't an animal Y/N... you're-you're my best friend... you can think so that means you are... right?

I nodded into her neck as she hugged me tighter. No matter what happens... i don't want Emerald to leave me. I can't handle this on my own

(Lemme know what you think also i realised that because we've been tortured we should have deluded moments so here you go)