The sun was shining through the the opened blinds onto the bed where two new lovers laid. Dana and Alice were the perfect couple. They were best friends they knew everything about each other, well almost everything.

Earlier that morning Alice felt Dana get up out of bed but didn’t think anything of it. She just thought she was going to the bathroom she came right back to bed. But that morning when she woke up something was different. There was something in the air that just didn’t seem right.

She decided she was going to get up and make coffee then she would wake her girlfriend. Girlfriend she liked that way that it sounded. She got up and smiled to herself.

On her way back she noticed something very odd. There was blood covering Dana’s pillow. She had no idea what was wrong so she ran over and woke her up.

Alice: Dana, Dana wake up you’re bleeding!!!

Dana: What, Alice what are you talking about I’m fine.

Alice grabbed Dana and pulled her out of bed checking over and then forced Dana to look at her pillow.

Alice: Dana that’s you’re blood wear did it come from and don’t tell me that you’re on your period cause that is bull.

Dana’s eyes started to tear up. Alice realized that she had upset her so she sat down on the bed and pulled Dana down next to her. She put a protective arm around her and told her everything would be fine.

Dana: No it’s not. It’s never going to be okay again. Not if I keep doing this. Not if I’m always this weak.

Alice: Dana what???

Dana stood and turned so she was facing Alice. Alice sat there with a bewildered look on her face. Just then Dana pulled up the sleeves on her night shirt.

Alice started to cry when she saw the scars and the fresh wounds that covered Dana’s arms.

Dana started sobbing…

Dana: I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry.

Dana ran out of the room. Alice sat there not knowing what to do. She had never dealt with anything like this before. When she got up she found Dana in her living room in the corner crying and shaking like a leaf.

Alice looked at her with such concern.

Alice: Oh Dana.

She said as she walked towards her wanting to do anything she could to help her.