Selflessness

My eyes landed on a knife laying carelessly on the counter and I don't know what came over me but I took it and held it to my wrist.

"If you don't tell me I might as well end this," I said, "From the looks of things this might be happening because of me and I can do anything to save Xavier if he's in danger...even if it means dying."

He clenched his jaw and let out a deep breath, "Don't Andrea. It's enough that Xavier isn't here, I don't want you to hurt yourself." "Then tell me," I said pressing the knife against my skin to draw enough blood to scare him.

"No, I'll tell you!" He almost yelled when he saw my blood dripping in the ground,"But please promise me you won't do anything stupid... just for my sanity."

"I promise," I said. He sighed, "He has been kidnapped." "What?" I dropped the knife in shock. My legs felt weak and Theodore rushed to my side.

"This is exactly why I didn't want to tell you," he handed me a bottle of water and took the first aid box from the cabinet. He c