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Sky had just gotten back from the craps game and he was itching to cut. Sarah was out at the church practicing for an upcoming service, she wasn’t meant to be home until about 8pm and currently it was 7pm, so he’d have time.

“Where is it?” He says while looking through his bedside table’s drawers. He located the box that he keeps his blade in. He sits on the edge of his bed and rolls up his suit sleeve.

He keeps cutting deeper until he reaches the dermis, blood spilling freely over his black bottoms, He keeps going until he hits the crook of his arm, he slices one wide line up the middle, splitting his arm. At this point his vision is a bit blurry, as it always got during this.

He hides the blade back into its box in the dresser, he decided to go out to the bathroom and find bandage that Sarah had bought for the blisters her heels gave her, in his delirium he he hadn’t noticed that Sarah standing in the living room, frozen in shock of the blood Engulfing his arm.

“Sky, Darling?” Sarah called out softly

Shit.

“Yeah?” Sky responds, his voice hoarse, he hadn’t noticed he had been crying

“Why are you bleeding hun?” Sarah responds

“Just..Hit my arm is all” Sky says non-convincingly

“Is this what those scars are about? Whenever you take off your jacket?” Sarah asks

“Yep, just a lot of arm hittin’ that’s all” Sky says normally

“I may be a church worker, but I know self harm when I see it, hun, don’t lie” Sarah says firmly

Sky walks out of the bathroom with a freshly wrapped wrist and sits down next to Sarah, hugging her.

“Oh honey..” Sarah whispers emphatically

“I’m sorry…” Sky says as he begins crying into Sarah’s shoulder

“Don’t be sorry, you have nothing be sorry for.” Sarah calmly replied

“M’ tired” Sky says quietly.

“Let’s get you to bed Obadiah..” Sarah states as she scoops him up in her arms and brings him to his bed

“I love you sally” Sky whispers

“I love you too honey” Sarah’s responds, placing the blanket over him. “No matter what.”

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(The next morning)

Sarah had been awake for hours already, just getting herself ready for the mission. She had decided to cook something before she left for sky to eat when he wakes up, usually sky was the one who cooked, but she still was anxious about his recovery from the blood loss.

“Obadiah! C’mon, come get breakfast” She decided to call out

“Hm???” Sky returned a couple seconds after, still delirious

He stood up and didn’t bother with putting on his suit, staying in a short sleeve that was slightly tinted red and a pair of black pants. He walks out into the kitchen and sits on the chair.

“Thank you Sarah” sky says calmly

“Why are you sitting like that hun?” Sarah asks, Sky could never sit in a chair correctly, just one of his quirks

“It’s comfortable” He responds simply as he rests his head on his knees.

“I have to head off to work, I love you hun, call the mission and ask for me if anything happens.” She states firmly

“Love you, i will” Sky responds quietly.

(A few hours pass)

Sky is having that itch again, but not for the blade, for the rush of a more sinister, more harmful, past habit from his teens. He walks over to the bathroom and kneels Infront of the toilet, he shoves his fingers down his throat as deep as he could until he throws up, he repeats this until his throat burns. He stands up and decides to call Sarah.

(At the mission)

"Arvide speaking, what is it that you need on this blessed day" Arvide answers

"Could I talk to Sarah?"" Sky says weakly

"Oh course brother Masterson" Arvide replies optimistically

"Sky, dear why are you calling?" Sarah asks sweetly

He hadn't thought this far.

"Just um..well.." Sky mumbles

"Sky, did you do it again?" Sarah says with a sudden fear in her voice

"I didn't cut again..I just..I need you.." Sky replies with a sadness in his voice.

“We’re about to do a service, can it wait until after?” Sarah questions softly

“Y-yeah, I guess” Sky replies timidly

(Around 3pm)

Sarah returns home and finds Sky on the couch silently crying with his knees to his chest.

“Hun, what’s going on?” Sarah asks emphatically

“I-I’m relapsing again” Sky mumbles back

“Babe..” Sarah realizes what he meant

“C-can we snuggle?” Sky asks

“Of course Obadiah” Sarah says as she pulls him into her lap

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(A knock at the door)

It was Nathan Detroit, he looked quite concerned.

“Hi Sarah, how’s sky doin? He hasn’t been at the craps game in a couple nights and he always shows up” Nathan says

“He’s..” She glances to sky on the couch. “He’s sick at the moment, he’ll be back out soon, by next week I’d day” Sarah makes something up.

“Alright, I’ll let the boys know.” Nathan says as he turns to leave “oh yeah, I wish him well”

“Thank you Nathan” Sarah says as she closes the door

"Thanks for covering for me" Sky mumbles

"No issue hun" Sarah says back

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