Trigger Warning ⚠️-Self Harm Depiction
A small Thunder crashed awaking Janice from a heavy sleep. She was surprised Floyd and Animal were still asleep those boys would sleep through an apocalypse. She got up to look out the window to see it was pouring and lightning was flashing.
'Weird' Janice mumbled to herself 'The night forecast said just cloudy'
The sound of crying and gasping startled her thoughts.
'Aw poor Kylie...must of been waken up and shaken from the noise'
Janice went down the hall to the living room to check up on her and saw Kylie practically having a panic attack sitting on the couch.
'Kylie!' Janice rushed to her side 'You Alright?!'
'Anxiety attack...I get these often at night..Along with night terrors' Kylie answered gasping as she grabbed ahold of Janice's hand struggling to breathe.
'Oh my god..' Janice sat close beside squeezed her hand and rubbed her back as she sobbed.
'Just try to breathe through it sweetheart..Lets get you calm' Janice pulled her in and held her close trying to soothe her by rocking back and forth as Kylie leaned her head against her shoulder clinging to her scared to death.
'Shhhh..you're fine baby you're safe you're okay!' Janice said shushing softly caressing her cheek and jaw.
Kylie's crying began to turn into whimpering and her breathing slowed and wasn't forced from Janice's gentle motherly touch.
'You have a night terror tonight? They common?'
'Y-yeah I often dream of my blood relatives finding me and getting very angry...or my pimp hurting me like he always did'
'Oh well like that's not gonna happen anymore now that you're with us I will not let anyone ever lay A hand on you or try to take away my baby not on my watch!' Janice said as she grabbed a blanket sitting on the sofa and wrapped both of them in it and huddled close being it was cold.
'Promise?' Kylie asked her hazel eyes still watering with tears
'Promise honey mommy won't let anything ever happen to you' Janice said massaging her back and head.
'T-thank you' Kylie sobbed squeezing Janice.
'Oh you you don't need to-' Janice thoughts were interrupted when All of a sudden Kylie sweatshirt sleeve slipped down to expose fresh cuts on her wrist that were made today when she was in the bathroom crying at the start of work.
'Hmm?'
'Kylie....' Janice stuttered as she grabbed a hold of her arm and rolled up her sleeves to see the cuts went all the way up past her elbows.
'Y-you cut yourself?..' Janice said tearing up rubbing her fingertips along the scars.
Kylie took a deep breath 'yeah I do..' It would be best for her to be honest with Janice and Floyd.
'Oh baby..you're better then this!! You're a sweet beautiful girl' Janice cried as she lifted her arms and began kissing the scars. 'You shouldn't do that to yourself it's awful how you think of yourself as a piece of paper to be cut when something's wrong!'
'I-I'm so sorry Janice I-I just...you have no idea how much I hate me!' Kylie sobbed as Janice pulled her back in cradling her with a hand on the back of her head as she cried.
'You are not worthless we don't think that you're a pretty girl who needs love and family you got all that now it's gonna get better from there there's no need to treat yourself like that..promise me something now. Promise you won't ever cut again?' Janice took and held her hands in her hers and cupped her cheek with the other drying her tears
'I promise!' Kylie cried as Janice lay her forehead against hers as they cried together.
'You don't need to turn to a blade to comfort you this what me and Floyd are here for! Someone to hold you when you crying and need someone to tell you everything is gonna be okay..' Janice said kissing her forehead and cheek repetitively and hugged her.
'Yknow I gotcha Fer sure! I love you sweetheart!'
'I love you too!' Kylie cried hugging back shaking in sobs of relief crying as Janice shushed her stroking her red locks.
'I gotcha it's gonna be okay' she kept saying as she kissed her and pulled away.
'Do you need anything before you go back to bed?' Janice asked
'Yeah..maybe just some water and I-I don't want to sleep alone..'Kylie sniffled and yawned
'Oooh.i don't blame you cmere honey' Janice said as she picked her up in her arms carrying her like a child to her bed and lay her down and brought a water bottle with ice water and held it to the young girls lips as she drank it then tucked her in and lay with her arms around her petting her head and back until they both drifted to sleep.