(Another trigger warning* mah poor babieessssssssssssss)

** Third Person's P.O.V **

As they took Fresh home, they left Alphy with him so she could take care of him. “I shouldn't have left you alone” she muttered, mentally noting that she isn't going to leave him, not even once. Why does everyone hurt him? What's the reason behind this? Just a few days prior to school(*ahem* college), he already feels like he is gonna attempt to committ suicide but will regret it after doing the action. Alphy searched around his cabinets for some bandages to replace the old ones so they wouldn't get infected. After a long search, she came across with something horrible. She gasped in shock, she held the blade in hand. 'I thought that he stopped years ago?' She thought to herself as fresh blood drips onto the floor. She stopped years ago, and chose not do it again. But she was new to the feeling of it and she didn't know what she was doing so she kept on doing it.

She came to a realization that it was wrong, being brought to this world was to serve a purpose, and worth. Not to cut. So she stopped, when she stopped. It was hard because it was like a drug. An addiction but she managed to stop a least. Now, her best friend himself, still did this? What could possibly drive him like that?

She heard a groan, she hid the blade as quickly as possible and grabbed the bandages she needed. “ugh.. Where a-am I?” he groaned, rubbed his forehead because of a massive headache. “You're in your a-apartment” Alphy replied, which made him jolt up and turned to face her. She was clutching an aid kit. “How long was I out?”

“..right now..”

“oh”

“I'm s-sorry for l..leaving you a-alone.” she apologized, tears threatened to escape her eyes. Fresh noticed and gestured over to the bed, she was confused but came over. He then proceeded to hug her, she was taken aback with his actions and hugged back. “it's okay, I'm okay” Fresh reassured her, as she sobbed onto his chest. “okay now, it's okay. You can stop crying now.” he pat her back, attempting to calm her down which she did after several minutes. “hey, c-can I-I-I a-ask y..you something?”

“yeah?”

“I know this is personal but-” she sighed and paused. “did, uh.. Did you e-ever s-s-stopped..um..c-cutting?” she then glued her eyes to the ground as Fresh processed what she just said. “y..you d-don't need to a-a-answer if you d-dont w-want to” she added, Fresh sighed heavily as she fiddled with her fingers. Awkwardly and nervously shaking.

“no”

“why not?”

“I don't know” Fresh replied as he bowed down his head in shame. “d-don't lie” Fresh tensed up but Alphy immediately regretted her decision. “I'm sorry” she apologized once again, tears trying to escape. “it's okay, I just can't explain it to you” he rubbed his neck in embarrassment, “it's okay, you just need space”

“yeah, I think so”

“and yeah, can you do me a favor?”

“yeah, sure, what is it?”

“can you stop cutting?”

"Sure"