WARNING:MENTIONING OF ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES ARE IN THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER.PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.THIS IS FICTIONAL.

A heavy sigh escaped my lips.

My fingers tugged at my shirt,slowly lifting it up.

I knew the stitches would get fucked up.

And the doctor said to avoid much movement.

My eyes scanned my stitched boy,noticing dried blood on some wounds.

I felt,numb.

I was pressing on them,but I felt numb.

Where is the pain?

A knock on the bathroom door made me stop,slightly blinking.

"Hey,Vincent?"

Her voice slightly made me shiver as I cleared my throat.

"Tell the guys I am coming in a few minutes.I need to wash myself so it will take a while."

"Actually." She started,as her body rested against the door making a small creaking sound."The others got lost on the way to your house so Scott went to pick them up."

I chuckled,shaking my head.

"Do you want me to help you?"

The question made my eye wide,looking at the door as my hands gripped the sink.

"Um.Are you sure?"

"Absolutely!Can I come in?"

The excitement in her voice gave it away,making me smile.

I slowly opened the door,a smile on her lips as she walked inside the bathroom.

"If you start feeling uncomfortable you tell me okay?"

I looked over to her,hesitating to remove the other piece of clothing.

Her cheeks were slightly pink,but she wasn't nervous.

"I have taken caren of my neighbor next door Roxanne.She is an elder that went to surgery some months ago and I was taking care of her while she was recovering."

Roxanne?

Maybe she is talking about that woman who warned me when I visited her.

She let the faucets running for a bit,as the water filled the tub.

Her back was facing me as she was checking the water temperature,I slowly removed my pants,staying only in my undergarments.

I quickly stepped inside the tub,to make the things less awkward.

"Woah,hey,wait for me to help you."

She carefully grabbed my arm,slowly lowering my body inside the water making me flinch.

"Are you okay?Is the water okay?"

"The water is fine just the stitches and the wounds with the water."I sat on the tub,slowly leaning my back as I exhaled deeply.

For moment I closed my eyes,letting my whole body to relax,but I could feel her eyes on me.

I could tell she was looking at my body.

I was such a mess.

I am a mess.

I fluttered my eyes open,looking at her as she was looking at my body.

Her hand hesitantly reached towards me,tracing with her fingerprints a stitched part.

"I am sorry."

"(Y/N)."

"I am sorry I wasn't quick enough."

"(Y/N) I told you already that-"

As my hand tried to reach her,I felt a stinging sensation on my arm,making me hiss.

She grabbed carefully my hand that was bandaged up,looking at my arm as blood started running.

She turned around,grabbing a small towel and wetting it.

Her eyes were low,face looking on the ground.

"If someone needs to feel bad here,then it is me,not you (Y/N)."

She carefully patted the wet towel on the blooded area,looking at me into my eye.

"Can I see your eye?"

My jaw slightly clenched as she changed the subject,slightly brushing my semi long hair back.

"I am not sure it is ready for exposure."

"It won't be for long."Her voice was slowly becoming a whisper.

I felt her fingertips along my cheek,making me sigh in a relaxing way,before reaching my bandaged eye,carefully removing the bandages.

Both of her hands brushed my hair,pulling them away from my eyes as she nicely put them in lower rat tail.

From the right side i couldn't see anything,everything was a blur.

"How,does it look?"

She softly smiled,closing my right eye and slightly feeling the stitching on my eyelid.

"You look badass."

Her comment made my heart warm,as I chuckled.

She placed the bandage again on my eye,but I couldn't help but sigh.

"I am a mass of wounds.Look at me."My head lowered,looking at my body as a burning sensation reached my throat."I was better off dead."

My hands were clenched tightly,avoiding her eye contact.

But then.

A pair of arms wrapped around my head.

I felt my head resting on her chest,hearing her heart against her rib cage.

"Don't say those words Vincent."

My arms hesitantly clung at her clothes,trying to control myself.

I felt better.

Her embrace was so comforting.

She pulled away,her eyes seemed sad but she was smiling so wide that made me believe otherwise.

Then she started slowly rubbing my body with the wet towel.

Her touch was gentle.

Not too much pressure.

Every wound,every scar and every stitch got an equal treatment.

Not a single one bled to complain.

As the wet towel reached my back,I felt it stop.

The moments of silence were making me worry,and finally i turned around.

She was clinging the towel so hard that it was draining the water.

"(Y/N) you are shaking." My hands reached and rested on her shoulders.

"I found something in your room."

My grip slightly tighten on her shoulders.

"I swear I didn't search around,it was just between some towels and,I got worried."

Her eyes shifted towards me,looking at me.

"I stopped doing those things,I promise this was the old Vincent."

"The old Vincent has boxes filled with drugs?Because I don't remember you telling me."She softly frowned."I can't believe you were hiding me this."

"Not anymore,I swear.(Y/N),it is so complicated to explain,but I wanted to tell you at some point."

I felt the breath inside my throat getting trapped,my heart about to stop.

So,now she will find out?

"All I have to say is,money can blind people,so much to the point that you sacrifice anything to get that,extra happiness."

I shakily looked at her in the eyes,slightly gripping her close.

"(Y/N),i-"

My sentence was interrupted by the sound of a doorbell.

"The guys came."

She stood up,making me slightly panic.

"Wait!I need to tell you something right now!"

"We will talk later Vincent."

She opened the door and I quickly got off the tub,trying to dry myself as fast as possible.

After changing to new clothes,i catched her up walking towards the door.

I gently grabbed her hand,turning her around.

"I want you to know that I care about you,and I am sorry for anything that had happened in the past.I mean it."

She exhaled deeply,pulling her hand away."We will talk later Vincent."

She turned her body towards the door,slowly opening it.

But the sight wasn't a pleasing one.

"Ah,Vincent and (Y/N).Finally i found you two."

The blonde haired guy grinned,slowly pulling out from his leather jacket a gun.

I quickly pulled (Y/N) behind me,as I glared at him.

"How did you find us."

"It took a while,not going to lie.But after digging up some past issues,I found it."He softly chuckled,taking a step inside."Now,what kind of guest are you?Won't you invite us inside?"

I gazed at the two men behind him dressed in black,clenching my jaw.

"Just say straight away what do you want."

The line on his lips turned into a smirk,lifting up the gun.

"I won't kill you,I just want what you traded to me back."

My eye went wide,feeling my legs about to give out.

No.

No please.

"Oh?"He noticed my nervousness,feeling the tip of the gun lifting up my chin as he made me look into his eyes."You didn't tell her yet?"

He started laughing,shaking his head as i felt a tight grip on my hand from behind me.

(Y/N).

"Vincent,what is he talking about?"

I felt like they have taken all my breath away,I couldn't move or speak.

"Oh,my love." He inched closer,but I still stood in front of her.

He huffed,but continued."If you don't tell her,then I will."

"Ben,stop."

"Afraid,aren't we?"

"I want to tell her myself."

He grinned,as he tilted his head,his eyes focused on her face.

"He traded you for drugs."

My eye went wide,as I grabbed the collar of his shirt.

"You-"

The tip of the gun pointed at my head,making me huff.

"What." She softly stuttered."He is lying,right Vincent?"

I didn't say anything.

What could I say?

If I lied she will understand that i am lying.

But there is no point in lying anymore.

"I will give them back,just stop messing with her."

He chuckled,shaking his head.

Suddenly,a figure got in between us,separating us with a huff as she grabbed the gun from his hands.

"Someone explain me now before I start shooting everybody!"

"Ah,feisty.This is why I like you (Y/N)." Ben grinned,resting his hands behind his back."Fine then."

"No!(Y/N),I wanted to tell you but-"

Then,she rose the gun and shot to the ceiling,making me gasp.

"One by one!"

I swallowed hard,as the shorter male walked towards her.

"Remember how we met (Y/N)?"

She frowned,watching him close as she pointed the gun towards him."Yes,at the pizzeria,why?"

"Why do you think I came in the pizzeria?"

Her eyes lowered,thinking as she looked over to him again.

"I came because you were part of the deal."

Her eyes grew wide,her hands were shaking.

"What deal?"

He grinned,walking behind her as his hands were caressing her body,making me growl.

"You see,your friend over there,he was being a little too greedy." He smirked,looking over to me with a glare in his eyes."He would have gave anything to keep that little pleasure.He was hesitant of course,because he cares about you,but eventually he gave in,and suggested me a woman,in his work place,that would be just what I need.And thus,I came to the pizzeria and met you."

Her eyes slowly turned towards me,looking at me with disbelief.

"Every night with you,he earned a little bag with the best drugs in town.Coming from me,of course.I was his supplier after all." He whispered to her ear,as she was still looking at me.

Tears were rolling down my left eye.

Now i felt it.

I felt the pain.

"(Y/N),I told you before,this was my past,I was blinded by this massive success and money i was getting."

But as I inched closer,the gun was pointed at me.

"How could you.I supported you.I gave you all my time,and you do this to me?"

"I know it's unforgivable but please!Listen to me!"

"For almost two years,this bastard over here tortured me,and it was you that started it all!"She was really angry,tears were rolling down her cheeks as she frowned."You played me into your deal as if I am some kind of trophy!"

Ben rested a hand on her shoulder but she pushed him away,pointing the gun back at him.

"Don't touch me!You are in as a bad position as he is!"

He chuckled,lifting slightly his hands and walking towards my side.

"All of this for what?For some,white powder!For Christ's sake you are all sick!"

Ben was grinning.

That fucking bastard was smiling.

How can he stand there smiling as he hurt someone like (Y/N).

I am in the verge of breaking down,knowing that I lost everything.

She will never see me again the same way.

It's over.

"What will you do now?Shoot us?"Ben questioned,crossing his arms.

She huffed,lifting up the gun once again.

"I am trying to not let my feelings affect me."She gripped it tightly,looking over to me."But I can't help it,after all that."

I felt like my whole body was weighting me down to the floor.

At this point,I really wanted my body buried under the ground.

I deserve it after all.

"If that finds you peace (Y/N),then go ahead and do it."

She was surprised from my words,as I earned a confusing look from Ben too.

I clenched my hands tightly,taking a breath inside my painful lungs.

And then.

Bam.

Bam.