Damien pov

I'm roaming the halls when I hear sobbing coming from the bathroom. I can tell it's Ash because I remember how it sounded when she was sobbing this morning.

I walk into the bathroom. I look at the bottoms of the stalls. My heart stops when I find the one she's in. There's blood on the floor.

I knock on the door.

"Ash?! Open up! Please!"

"N-n-no!"

She leaves me no choice. I climb up onto the top of the stall and drop in. The image in front of me is terrifying. I start crying and sit down next to her. I hug her and let her tears soak my shirt.

"Ash, I'm so sorry."

Her blood gets on my grey jeans. I'm glad I have spare clothes in my locker. Seeing that she has drenched her clothes with blood, I'll let her borrow some of my clothes, too.

"I-i can't do this anymore." She whispers.

"Do what?"

"Live. I can't." She isn't stuttering that much today.

"Yes, you can. I'll prove it to you."

I pick her up bridal style and open the stall door. I carry her over to a sink, put her down and grab her arm and rinse it off. I rinse both of her arms and grab paper towels to dry her arms gently.

"You don't feel dizzy or anything, right?"

She nodds her head.

"I'm fine."

"Clearly not."

"I'm not dizzy. I can walk fine. The blood stopped running. I'm fine. To continue the day."

"You can borrow some of my clothes. I always have spare clothes in my locker. Ok?"

"O-ok."

She pulls her sleeves down and I gather her stuff. I grab her blade and put it in my pocket.

"Give it to me."

"No."

"I'm not in the mood to fight, but I'll get it when I am."

We walk out of the bathroom and go to my locker. I grab some clothes and hand her a pair of black skinny jeans and a grey zip up hoodie. We walk back into the bathroom and go into different stall. We change and come back out.

Ash starts fixing her makeup in the mirror.

"You don't need makeup, you know."

"Yes I do. Even with it I look like rode kill."

"No you don't. You're beautiful."

"No I'm not. But thank you anyways. And I don't like being lied to."

"I'm not lying. You're really pretty."

"I'm not in the mood to fight so I'm gonna pretend to agree with you."

She smiles a smile so fake it makes me want to cry. Poor girl. She deserves better than what she has.

We walk out and stand by my locker. I start getting my stuff for science. Me and Ash have science together.

"Ash, I know it isn't this easy, but I want to be friends. I saw that Jinxx drove you to school and Toby was with you guys."

"A-and?"

"I'm gonna ask them to help me beat up Cody and tell him to leave you alone. Toby is really strong and Jinxx is too- well, when he's mad he is."

"H-how d-do you kn-know?"

"They got into a fight freshman year and I remember it like it was yesterday. Jinxx was mad at Toby because Toby was talking some sense into him. Jinxx swung at him and Toby did too and it escalated from there."

"W-what w-was he talking sense into J-j-j-jinxx about?"

"Alcohol. Jinxx had a booze problem. Toby ended up helping Jinxx with it but they had a fight first."

"A-are y-you l-like the school gossip?"

"Ha. No, that's Kelsey. I hate her. Her voice is like nails on a chalk board. Cody only likes her because she has big tits and a nice ass. Might I say, they're implants. She's all fake."

"I-i call h-her Mrs. All-plastic."

I laugh. Then the Bell rings and she scurrys away into the crowd forming.