@Fraust
Jay looked away, his eyes stinging with tears. He wasn't sure how to respond. Morrigan had a point.
Jay looked away, his eyes stinging with tears. He wasn't sure how to respond. Morrigan had a point.
Aita pulled apart some leaves as he whistled.
Morrigan took out her phone. "Just three numbers, Jay. I could do it for you.", she said soflty.
He wanted to tell her not to, but he couldn't. He knew she was right. He needed help, but was too afraid to ask for it. He hesitantly nodded before looking at the wall again, not wanting them to see him crying.
That was all she needed. She pressed the 9, then the two 1s. "911, what is your emergency?" A few minutes later, it was done.
"…S-So now what? What are they going to do about it?"
"Probably go and check your parents out," Zanna responded. They had been in this situation before, "Then they'll ask you some questions. If all goes well you won't have to deal with your parents any more."
Jay nodded, brushing tears from his eyes.
“Yeah.”, Morrigan chimed in. “You’re Sade now.”
"It's going to be okay Jay."
*safe
"T-they're going to kill me…" he hiccuped. "If they ever get out of jail they'll kill me…"
"They won't," Zanna looked him straight in the eye, "Because if they even try to I will kill them where they stand."
Jay hid his face in his hands. "N-no… I don't want you to go to jail too…"
"I won't," Zanna smiled and leaned back against a wall, "I mean they haven't caught me yet."
"W-what?" Jay looked up. Has she killed someone? Or is she talking about some other crime?
Morrigan crosses her arms. “Yeah, And I’ll help.”
"Nice," Zanna nodded at Morrigan, "Also Jay I've gotten away with a lot of junk in the past. I was a bit sloppy once and the police caught me. Only could prove that one thing, so they sent me here."
Jay didn't respond, still thinking. How long did people stay in jail for child abuse? Could he flee the country before then? Change his name?
"My first foster parents went to jail for abuse," Zanna spoke after they saw Jay's silence, "So if you have any questions feel free to ask me."
He nodded, but didn't say anything. He was worried and relieved at the same time, and he wasn't sure how to react.
Morrigan stayed silent. Why am I so eager to help him but not myself?
Zanna looked at her new friends. Both of them were a bit different than her old "friends," but she liked that about them. Her old "friends" relied solely on brute strength, but these friends had a different kind of strength. And that made Zanna pretty happy.
Jay was starting to see the flashbacks again. All the bottles, the lack of food, simply just being beaten. He shook his head, trying to clear it, but when he opened his eyes they were still there. He held his breath, doing his best to just act normal.
Morrigan noticed his change in mood immediately, saying nothing but offering him another chocolate bar.
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