The siblings let go, and Della looked into her brother's beautiful green eyes.
"Gosh, you're so cute."

He smiled, chuckling.
"Thank you, and you're beautiful."
She smiled back.
"So, do you have a girlfriend ?"

Memories ran through his head.
"you're no one, Noah. It's over between us."

He tried to calm himself down, but Della certainly noticed.
"Noah, is there anything I should know ?"
She spoke softly, taking a gentle grip on his wrist, but then she felt something rough, taking a strange turn on his wrist and looked down.

She found painful cuts deeply made into his veins, and her expression turned broken.
"w-what is that ?"
She questioned, barely looking away from the cuts.

"I.."
He didn't know what to say. What should he say ?
She touched his cheek gently, and he flinched. He expected a slap for what she just saw.

"Come on, let's sit down, and tell me everything."
He nodded sadly, and they headed over to a seat that was made of marble, then sat down.

He started to explain everything to his sister, his eyes teary.
"When I knew I had to collect money for your surgery, I sat on that pavement across from the park and tried to ask for it, but I got nothing. A lady walked up to me, and asked me to come live with her. She promised to take care of me, and won't abuse me like our parents did before. So I went to live with her."

She listened carefully, and tried to process everything.
Why does it seem so familiar ?
"I never stopped thinking about you, Della. I never did. And I missed you everyday. However, soon my new mum enrolled me into a school so I can proceed my education, and things did not go well. Kids started to bully me, saying that I'm no one, that I'm worthless. Even my girlfriend who I loved so much broke up with me, because she believed them. And I had no one with me."

He sobbed softly.
"I started to cut when I realized that's the only way to relieve myself from my inner pain. And when I met you, I thought that some of it might change, but then you pushed me away. That's when I knew that I really am worthless, and started to cut again."

He sobbed harder, trying to control himself, but failing because he just couldn't keep it inside him anymore.
She hugged him almost immediately, tighter than ever.

"I'm so sorry you had to go through this alone, Noah. But I'm here now, I'll help you get through it. That's a promise. But right now, you have to promise me not to cut again."

She said, pointing at his wrist.
"I promise."

She hugged him again.

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