The boys scars were in mass quantities. Bruises, not as much. On his back were carved in words, to fowl to repeat in front of a child. Every single word, worse that the last.
To break the silence, Henry came in the room leaning on the door frame. "Doctor called again. Lily really wants to see you. She won't talk to anyone, only tells them to get you there." He whispered, watching her clean Brad carefully.
" I'll be there soon" she said not looking away from Brad
"Caro, I can take care of him. Lily really needs you." Henry insisted, his blue eyes filling with worry. "Everyone is worried about you, you haven't even taken a look at your own wounds."
" Henry go please" she begged looking over at Henry with watery eyes
Heart stopping in his chest, he gave her a worried look and a frown. "Caro, what's wrong? Can I do something to fix it?" He asked weakly, shuffling over to where she was sitting and kneeling down so he was below her.
" just let me take care of him" she said looking at Brad to see him starting to wake up
"Alright Caro, just call me if you need me." Henry whispered, kissing her cheek sweetly before heading out of the room. "Make sure to kiss him gently when he wakes up." He called over his shoulder before fully disappearing.
And once he had, a groan left Brad's lips, his face wincing in pain. "What the…"
" try not to move" she cooed dapping his bloody cheek with a warm washcloth
"It hurts… so bad." He winced again, feeling tears beginning to form in his eyes. "It all hurts, really, really bad. Please…. please stop." He begged her, wincing again when he dug his fingernails into his hand.
" I'm so sorry I should've gotten there sooner her hoodie sliding down her shoulder revealing her bullet wound
"N-no, it isn't your fault." He sputtered, glancing up to her shoulder. "I didn't even need you to come get me, and you got hurt because you came. I was trying to ask you to call the cops… wait. Where's my sister? Is she okay!?" He asked in panic, crying out in pain when he jerked himself up.
" hey she's alright Jasper's taking care of her" she said
Tears running down his face, he nodded weakly trying to bare the pain. "W-what about you? Are… are you alright?" He questioned her weakly, gulping down the large lump in the back of his throat.
" I'll be okay but I need to go to the hospital pretty soon" she said
Brad gave her a look of confusion, mixed with pain. "W-what? Why? I can always fix you up." He offered softly, laying back out so his skin would possibly stop burning.
" it's Lily she's not doing so well " Caroline said sitting on the edge of the city forgetting about her tattoo which the bottom of it was quite visible now
"What happened to… what's that?" His eyes had traced her up and down, taking notice of the tattoo on her leg. Even laying down, in the darker room, he could see her pretty well.
" what-….oh nothing" she lied
"Come on babe, I was just beaten by your sister. The least you could do is not lie straight to my face." He whispered, rubbing his eyes tiredly. Though he winced when he applied pressure to the bruise around his eye.
" look at it yourself" she said
Cautiously, he sat himself up to look at her. "You're scaring me." He whispered, pushing up her shorts so he could see the whole thing. His heart stopped in his chest, and he looked up to her in disbelief. "You… you aren't…?"
She shifted his gaze so she wouldn't meet his gaze
"Princess?" He asked weakly, turning her head to face him. "Just tell me, I won't get mad. I promise you." He told her, running his hand up and down her outer thigh gently.
" yes I'm a tiger" she said
Nodding softly, he pulled back from her just slightly. "And because your sister is the boss, I'm assuming you stepped over some big lines. Right?" Brad asked weakly, holding a hand to his stomach.