Torn (open)

[Gabby Brocklehurst]

Gabby descended the castle steps and made her way to the shore of the lake. She dumped her bag and took her shoes off. she moved right to the edge of the lake after picking up her towel and used it shield herself as she took of her shorts and top. She kept it wrapped tightly round her until just before she slipped into th water.

In the lake Gabby experimented by swimming a few strokes. finding it didn't hurt her scars she dover underwater to cool off and refresh.

[Eloise Thomson]

Eloise made her way out of the castle toward the lake, dressed in a simple white cashmire jumper and a white skirt, the jumper overlapping the skirt so that only a small part was visible. Eloise hadn't spent much time on her appearence not even bothering with make-up, her eyes looked tired and blood-shot, her hair left out in a messy haze.

Eloise didn't bother to look around to see if anybody was there, sitting herself down on the grass under the shade of a tree sighing to herself.

[Gabby Brocklehurst]

Gabby surfaced and pulled her hair away from her face. She saw someone coming down to the lakeshore. Recognising it was Eloise she swam over. "Hi Eloise" she called. She kept low in the water, conscious about not wanting to let her scars show. Her latest scar was the most prominent and Gabby was still uneasy about the events that had given it to her. "Are you ok?" she asked as she saw the subdued attitude Eloise wore.

[Eloise Thomson]

Eloise looked over at the lake sighing as she saw Gabby, nodding over toward her. Eloise looked away quickly, she ddin't want any contacts with anybody, she knew that it would get her on the edge and she had already shown weakness infront of Gabby, it was just humiliating to break down in front of her again. Eloise looked up at the sky breathing deeply picking out images in the big fluffy clouds.

[Gabby Brocklehurst]

Gabby sighed, she could sense that Eloise was upset and trying not to show it which wouldn't help either of them. "Will you talk to me about it?" she asked gently. She was reluctant to leave the water as she knew her trio of scars would shock people and she didn't want people to judge her for them.

[Eloise Thomson]

Eloise turned and looked at Gabby coldly before turning away, yeah she was being a total b*tch but of course had her reasons. Eloise diverted her attention back to the sky her eyes tracing the silver lining on the clouds, she let out another small sigh before looking down. Eloise bowed her head down bringing her knees up to her chest and her arms around her face, she could feel the tears in her eyes, they burned the rims of her eyes threatening to spill out, but Eloise resisted she was done with crying, done with feeling the pain, she was onto the numbing step. To keep quiet not say a word not think a thing to focus on healing and numbing everything. Eloise closed her eyes feeling a tear spill out. Bile burned the back of Eloise's throat. She was sick with herself. Sick of feeling this way. For him.

[Gabby Brocklehurst]

Gabby sighed, now she would have to get out the water and let her scars show. As she walked out of the lake the warm air dried her skin and Gabby shook out her curls. "Eloise, you will not do this, you will talk to me. This won't help you at all" Gabby said firmly, holding her breath as she waited for Eloise to turn around, Gabby knew that all three scars, the two on her collarbones and the one running from the base of her neck to just above her bellybutton were visible and hse didn't like them at all. but helping Eloise was more important at the moment.

[Eloise Thomson]

Eloise could feel gabby behind her, relunctantly she puleld her head up looking behind her. A small gasp escaped Eloise's lips as she looked at the scars on Gabby's body, "What happened?" She asked in a croaky whisper before quickly clearning her voice, the burning feeling at the back of her throat gone, now replaced by shock. Gabby was very pretty, "Did you mess with Emilian again?" She asked bitin her lip, she could feel herself ebcome angry as she mentioned his name, she wasn't supposed ot talk about him, think about him or do anything about him, it was a promise she had made herslef, not to put herself through what she had gone through before.

[Gabby Brocklehurst]

Gabby shook her head, grimacing at Eloise's use of his name, she knew that her current state must be due to Emilian.

"The first one I got years ago from my half brother when he took me to some deatheater meeting and cut my throat to use my blood." Gabby said, gesturing to her oldest scar which ran along her left collar bone.

"The second one came from Lucretia when she cursed me, I fell of my broom and also broke my wrist" Gabby said, this time pointing to the scar identical to her oldest one, but on her right collar bone.

"And this one" she said, running her finger along it from the base of her neck to just above her belly button, right down the centre of her chest. "Came from Vannah in the shrieking shack when we were dueling" She finished as she sat down next to Eloise. "Pretty gruesome huh?" she finished.

[Eloise Thomson]

Eloise shrugged at the death eater thing, she knew that none of her fmaily would let anybody touch her. Eloise qontinued to look at Gabby her eyes widening as she mentioned the two girls she had met, "Savannah? Lucretia... ?" Eloise bit her lip before looking away wallowing in selfpity once more, she didn't care about other people at that moment in time, she couldn't give a crap to empathise with others.

[Gabby Brocklehurst]

"Thanks for the sympathy." Gabby said sarcastically. "Now stop drowing in self pity. Emilian's a jerk, he doesn't deserve your tears." Gabby said firmly. she had to do something to shock Eloise out of this mood.