Honor Bound (Dani)

The speaker recounts a traumatic experience in which they were threatened and attempted to defend themselves. They describe turning a metal tray into a makeshift knife but failing to use it effectively. They witness their friend being beaten and their legs broken. The speaker feels responsible for the situation and expresses remorse. They express a desire to fix the situation and seek forgiveness from their father. Uh, people coming into my cell? They were going to hit me, and I wanted to... No. I wanted to stab them. The second we got there, they left a small metal tray in my cell. And I turned it into a knife. I hid it in my pants, and I tried to stab them when they came back. I don't know how to fight, so they ripped it out of my hands, and then... And then they made me watch as they beat Chad up. That's when I tried to kill one of them by turning them into stone. Humans have all the components in them to make rocks. Then they broke Chad's legs. I watched on a monitor. They wouldn't let us near each other. I heard them screaming when they did it. Did I? Did I make a knife in my sleep? Chad, no! Please be alive! Please! Oh, God! I'm so sorry! This is all my fault! Chad, I'm going to fix you! Fix this! I've got to be able to somehow! I have to try to see my dad. It's my fault that Chad and I got taken. If nothing else, I have to apologize. If he wants to kick me out or save me as a freak, then I'll have to deal with that. Maybe if I can convince him I won't do anything, then he'll forgive me.