Even her
‘Daddy’ back in high school hadn’t brushed her hair when she was Little.
Jared definitely never offered to brush her hair for her. He thought it
was below him to do anything like that.
“I’ll be gentle, don’t worry,” he softly spoke as he started to brush her
hair out. “I just want to let you know I took off the next couple of days so I
can take care of you. I know it might be weird, but I don’t want you doing
much because you have a lot of cuts and bruises. I want you to relax and be
able to heal.”
Monroe stopped eating as he spoke. Was he for real? She had planned
on waking up earlier than him and leaving his house. Why would he really
want her to stay? She couldn’t believe it was because he wanted her to get
better. That just seemed weird and off.
“I believe I have some arnica care cream for your bruises, but if I don’t
I’ll have my friend pick up some.” He continued to gently brush her hair
out.
She was shocked with how gently he was brushing her hair. Had he
done this before?
“I don’t need any,” she whispered.
She didn’t want him to go out and buy some just for her. She could go
without as she had done before so many times.
It was like she could feel the disappointment roll off him as he paused
brushing her hair. Did she say something wrong? Was that one of the tests
she didn’t see?
Nausea rolled in her stomach and she pushed her food away. She didn’t
think she could stomach any more food after she realized she didn’t pass
one of the tests.
“Can you take a couple more bites?” he gently asked.
Monroe shook her head and yawned. She just wanted to catch a couple
hours of sleep before she left his house.
“Okay, how about we get you into bed,” he said.
She got off the chair and followed him past the bathroom she used and
toward a door.
“This can be your room for as long as you stay here. If you need
anything, my room is right next to yours,” he said. “If you get hungry at
night, come get me. You get scared, come get me. If you’re thirsty, come
get me. I promise I won’t be mad.”
She nodded her head but knew she wasn’t going to be getting him for
anything. Waking up a man from his sleep wasn’t a wise idea. It always ended worse when she woke up Jared.
He hated when she woke him up. Said she didn’t have a good enough
reason to wake him up, even if she was bleeding out. That one hurt when he
said that.
“Alright, good night. And I really mean it. If you need anything, you
come get me,” he said.
“Night,” she whispered.
Opening the door, Monroe didn’t look around the room. She didn’t want
to see anything around her and get sucked into staying longer. His house
was already way nicer than Jared’s.
The bed looked so enticing and Monroe found herself laying down and
falling asleep instantly.
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