She is the one by Asheslove (book recommendations for young adults txt) 📕

FLASHBACK

'Aunt Linda I am tired of your daughter' Julie shouted entering in the house and I smiled.  

'What she did this time' my mom said coming out of kitchen and when her eyes fell on me her jaw dropped.  

'What the hell happened to your hand Elena?' she asked worriedly. 

'Nothing mom just a small cut on palm'.

'Small cut then why it is bandaged'. 

'It’s only a small cut believe me mommy'. But my mom glared at me. 

'You don’t believe me then let me show you' I said and was about to unwrap the bandage but she grabbed my hand. 

'No need, just tell me how you got this'. 

'I accidently touched the blade in art room' I said looking away from my mom.  

“ya accidently” Julie said mockingly and I gave her a death glare.  

'Don’t lie to me Elena, tell me how you got this' mom said and I can sense the seriousness in her voice. 

'Ok fine, I did it purposely'. And my mom’s eyebrows frowned. 

'Why, why you did this?'. 

'Because I am tired, didn't I told you about that teacher. Mom she kept increasing my work, she doesn’t let me take rest for even a single minute' I said frustratedly and slumped on the couch. 

'So you hurt your palm because you want to get rid of the work'. 

'It’s not like I want to get rid of work mom, you know I love to draw but she gave me a lot of work purposely so that I will not be able to complete my assignment and her daughter will win'. 

'What should I do with this girl, how can you hurt yourself Elena', she shouted angrily. 

'Don’t worry mommy it’s just a small cut, it will heal in few days' I said innocently trying to calm her. 

'Sometimes I thought what Julie used to say is completly true, I gave birth to a psychopath daughter'. 

'Ain’t I am telling you from start aunty that she is a psychopath'. 

'Shut up Jul', I said glaring at her. 'Why are you adding fuel to fire'. 

'Why? why would she shut up, is she wrong. I am tired of this behavior of yours Elena. You do anything, I already feared that you will do something like this when you tell me about this problem but I didnt expected that you will hurt yourself to get rid of this and this behavior of yours is most troublesome and worrying' she said and sat beside me with worry on her face. 

'Ok mom I am sorry, I will not do this next time' I said rounding my hands around her neck. My mom worries too much about me. 

'you say this everytime but look here you are'.

'did I. When, I don't remember' I said with scrunched eyebrows thinking deeply. Mother glared back at me.

'ok fine I will not do this again, tell me how I'll make you believe this'

'Promise me' she said. 

'Oh! come on mommy it’s not such a big deal, just a small cut and why everyone wants promise from me even on small matters'. I muttered untying my hands around her neck.

'Because that’s the only way someone can trust you, everyone knows you never broke your promise' Julie said pouring water to herself.  

'Jul, you better shut your mouth if you -

'Elena' mom said looking at me. Julie smiled and I rolled my eyes at her.

'promise me Elena, you will not hurt yourself again' mom said again.

'Mom I am not giving you any promise on this matter, this is in my behavior and you know that I can’t change my behavior'. 

'But El sometimes this scares me, what if you do something wrong or start to hurt yourself again like before, even this thought scares me sweetie. I can’t forget Elena how you used to hurt yourself after that incident'. The pain and fear both were clearly visible in her voice and her eyes. 

'No mom, it will never happen again I left it behind so don’t worry about that, there is nothing to trigger me and I am all good, all fine'. 

'You said this every time Elena but I know you are not, you wake up every night crying and screaming. Even if you don't want us to know but we know' and tears wailed in her eyes. 

I hated it when I saw tears in my mom’s eyes because of me. 

'I am fine mom, am perfectly fine, just look at me'. 

She looked at me and I gave her a wide smile with a kiss on her cheek. She smiled back and looked at my bandaged hand. 

'Did you faint when you saw blood on your hand', she asked with tension on her face. 

'Nope, I don’t look at my hand when I did that; it was Julie who bandaged it'. 

'Elena is a big headache to me aunty and you know what, there is not any medicine of this headache in this whole world' she said. My mom and her both brust in a fit of laughter while I kept staring both of them with frowning face.

PRESENT

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WIN NICOLAS DAVIS. I AM NOT LETTING YOU WIN; I AM NOT GOING TO BEG YOU.

…. the blade goes deep down cutting my flesh and wet hot fluid starts running out of it instantly. I can’t fight him but I can trick him. I opened my eyes and without looking at what I just did walked towards the drawers. Opening them I grabbed a midsized white cloth from it and slowly walked back to the bathtub. My body started to shake more tremendously while blood kept flowing from my wounded hand. I dipped my hand in the bathtub and soon the water started to turn crimson. After a minute or two I pulled my hand out and wrapped that cloth around my hand and tied it tightly to the wound. The cut is deep to bring out blood but not deep enough to cut my arteries. My legs were shaking and hurting crazily, I was about to sat near the bathtub when I heard the sound of opening the door.