Juice didnt sleep.
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Not really.
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He stayed laying in the edge of the bed the rest of the night, back against the headboard, one arm draped over alasters shoulder where he'd curled closer at some point during the night. Everytime alaster shifted or made a small noise his attention snapped back to him.
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By the time the sun started to rise, juices eyes burned and his head was throbbing, but he didn't move, he didn't want to.
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Alaster slept fitfully, constantly moving around and mumbling in his sleep with his brows pinched tight. Like his body and mind still hadn't figured out he was safe now.
Juice watched the rise and fall of his chest, counting each breath, that's what anchored him to the moment. Morning came quietly, noon following shortly after.
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It was almost twelve when alaster finally woke up.
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He groaned softly, his hand coming up to cover his eyes like the light was personally attacking him. His eyes fluttered open, unfocused, and detached. He sat up quickly looking around with a terrified expression on his face.
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Juice leaned foward "hey" he said softly, "you're okay, you're at my house"
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Alaster blinked. Swallowed. His throat hurt.
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"...can I shower?" He asked, voice rough and small.
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"Yeah" juice said instantly. "Yeah, of course. Take whatever you need"
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Alaster nodded, slowly, and stood up. Juice stood up as well and walked over to his dresser and pulled out a clean shirt and sweatpants. Alaster took them without looking and walked off to the bathroom with a small "thank you"
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He didn't meet juices eyes, he couldn't.
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Once alaster was out if the room juice walked over to the bed and sat back down pulling out his phone, a little bit of dread pooling in his stomach.
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Marcus
Where the fuck did you guys go?
Juice answer me
Is al okay?
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Jerome
Bro
You good?
Call me
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Two missed calls from Jerome. One from marcus.
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Juice exhaled slowly through his nose and hit the call button.
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Jerome picked up on the second ring. "Dude, what the fuck-"
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"We had to leave" juice cut in quietly
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Jerome paused and then his voiced softened a little "why?"
Juice leaned back against the headboard, staring at his feet. "Al had a panic attack. Like...bad. couldn't breath, couldn't stand, so I took him home"
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Another pause. Longer this time.
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"...shit" jerome said. "He okay now?"
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"he's showering" juice muttered.
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They talked a little bit longer, about nothing important. Jerome didnt push. Juice didnt offer more. When the call ended, juice set the phone down and pressed the heels of his hands into his eyes.
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Alaster locked the bathroom door behind him.
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The mirror caught him immediately.
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He looked like shit, he took his hoodie off his shirt and binder following. He froze when he saw the dark bruises on his arms and wrists in the shape of handprints. His breath hitched. He lifted one arm slowly turing it this way and that way like he could magically make the bruises disappear if he got it at the right angle.
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It didn't work.
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His tattoo stood out against his skin as well. A long vine of winding roses and thorns. Something beautiful mixed with something meant to hurt. He liked that.
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His stomach twisted.
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He looked over at his clothes on the floor in a pile and quickly peeled off his pants. He scooped them up and threw them into the trash.
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He didnt want them.
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Didn't want anything that had touched him last night.
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He stepped into the shower and let the hot water hit his skin, gasping at the sting before leaning into it. He scrubbed hard. Too hard. Fingernails dragging red lines across his arms, his shoulders, his chest, his legs.
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He still didn't feel clean.
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He scrubbed again.
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The feeling crept in slowly. A feeling that made his skin crawl. Like someone was watching him. Like eyes were burrowing into his skin.
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Alaster squeezed his eyes shut, breathing heavy.
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There was no one there.
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He knew that.
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The bathroom was locked. Juice was down the hall. He was alone.
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The feeling stayed anyways.
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He wrapped his arms around himself under the spray and stood there. Shaking.
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and then Add to home screen.