Red Roses
March 24, 2016
“What happened to your arms?!” he asked as he stared at her arms, an expression of horror and concern contorting his face. Raised welts of red, raw skin covered her forearms. “Who did this to you?!” he took her hands into his pulled them towards him, examining them carefully.
Embarrassed, she pulled her hands out from his and stuck her arms inside her t-shirt, attempting to hide them from view. Her face, flushed with shame. She held herself, anxiously gnawing at the insides of her cheeks...confused and frightened, wondering what she had done wrong again.
“Um...a friend.” she mum