Interlinked

Part 9

At the party, I'm walking down the stairs in my red sparkly dress with a small little jacket to cover my arms. Everyone is dressed up so fancy to the point I don't fully recognise some of the women avengers such as; Wanda and my own sister Natasha.
"Natasha that dress is lovely," it's a long black and red dress. We all sit down to play a game,
"Okay how about we play a game of truth or dare," Thor sits in the corner and though he doesn't like people knowing he loves playing games he always suggests them at a party and everyone always agrees because they know how much he likes them.
"Nadia truth or dare?" Kate picks me, me out of the whole group she choosing me, this definitely because I says I'd kill her.
"Truth." I say with no expression what so ever on my face, the group can feel the tension between me and Kate.
"Is it true you don't like people watching you dance because you don't think your good or is there a story behind it," as soon as this sentence comes out of Kate's mouth I freeze in anger and shock that she would bring it up.
"Ha you think your funny don't you!" I stand up in a rage.
"No I am just trying to find out why," Yelena orders Kate to be quiet.
"No no Lena that the bitch speak." Kate doesn't say anything but sit and look at me, she doesn't apologise she just stares.
"I just want to know why Nadia," she sits up and looks at me still.
"BECAUSE I GREW UP WITH THAT BEING A FORM OF TORTURE! there are you happy, ruining everyone's night." Kate is sat shocked in what she has just heard and goes to apologise, "save it I don't want your worthless apology," I storm off into my room and get into my bed.
"Why did you do that Kate!" Clint is furious with Kate as he knows what really happened while we learnt ballet in the red room, Kate notices both Yelena and Natasha looking at the ground because they know how hard that would have been for me to say.
"I'm sorry I didn't realise there was a bad meaning behind it," she has a small smile on her face towards Natasha and Yelena but they both ignore her.
~the next morning~
I am walking down the stairs with my nice warm fluffy blanket wrapped around me.
"Has anyone seen my hoodie?" they all turn there heads to look at me.
"Why do you need a hoodie Nadia? it's almost 28 degrees outside," Bucky asks calmly and with a gentle voice.
"It goes better with my outfit," I try my hardest for them to believe me I know Natasha won't because she can see straight through my lies.
"Hey Nadia come upstairs with me really quick," she takes me to my room shutting the door behind us.
"Nadia are you okay?" She looks straight into my eyes,
"Y..yes I'm fine," I'm stuttering, she knows I'm lying. I don't know what she's thinking right now. I wish I knew.
"Are you sure because I've noticed things I'm very concerned about," she looks at me with saddened eyes,
"Nat it's fine there's nothing wrong with me," again she can see straight through me, she sees my lies. She knows. She knows why I'm lying. She knows what I'm lying about. She knows. I notice a few scars on her upper arm while she is looking at me.
"Shit." I mutter. She hears me, Nat begins to compose herself ready to have a chat with me.
"Show me your arms Nadia," she is speaking in a calm tone. "Nadia." She is getting more stern with me once she realises I'm not going to show her. "Nadia please." I blink and I'm being held down on my bed while she takes the blanket away from covering my cut arms and bruised stomach. "Oh my Nadia." She tears up just looking at me, "why Nadia?" I sit there in silence not knowing what to say.
"Leave it Tasha please," are the only words I could bring to leave my mouth at this moment. Yelena walks into my room and sees me sat on my bed so i quickly cover myself with my blanket before she can see anything, "what's up Lena?"
"I found your hoodie," she places it on my desk, "is everything okay?" We both just sit and look at each other before I nod so she leaves.
"You've got to get help Nadia this is bad," I chuck my hoodie at her,
"I don't need fucking help okay I'm fine leave me alone, and if I find out you've told anyone I won't only kill Kate I'll kill you my own sister," she is stunned with the words that have just left me mouth she backs up away from me and walks out my room in shock.