Dark Hidden Secrets

Chapter 2

Ashlynn's P.O.V

    After we walked our separate ways I decided to slowly walk home, being left in my thoughts. I always thought about my mom. She was the best thing going in my life. We had a plan to leave this horrible house in a couple of months once she saved up enough money.

That's when I walk up to the house I hesitate at the front, the feeling of dread washing over me as I realize I am 30 minutes late. I open the door and walk in and was immediately greeted with "where were you young lady?" my father growls at me I reply in a soft tone to try and soothe his anger.

"I was just finishing up my homework at school and I didn't realize the time and got home as soon as I could, please forgive me I'll start dinner now."

" I don't give a fuck I proved for this house and make sure you have a roof over your head, food on your plate and your fucking clothes on your back show me a little fucking respect by making sure I get my dinner when I want it," he screams at me getting up from his spot on the couch.

I got a little brave remembering tomorrow I will be gone for the weekend and screamed "MAYBE YOU SHOULD SHOW ME A LITTLE RESPECT I DO EVERYTHING IN THIS HOUSE I EVEN MAKE YOU DINNER EVERY NIGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT I DON'T EVEN WANNA BE HERE ANYMORE!" My eyes started to well up with tears.

I turned away from him to try and get away but he was faster. He grabbed my arm and pulled me towards him looking me dead in the eyes "you ever disrespect me like that again I will do much worse to you next time." He said in a calm voice but his nostrils flailed.

He reaches into his pocket and grabs out his switchblade running it over my already scarred arm. " Remember I'm the parent in this house you're not! Your precious mother isn't here to save you this time and remember you do this to yourself because of her, no one will believe you if you tell them it was me" he said with a mischievous grin. "Oh, and you're not eating tonight so go to your room."

I turn around and head up the stairs and into my room closing the door in behind me placing my chair under the door handle to keep my dad out. I walk over to my bed and look down at my arm, the cut looking exactly like I would have done it to myself. I have tried to tell people that it was my dad but no one believes me.... But who would believe a child over a parent? So I just packed my bag for the weekend and pulled out some of the food Ali had gotten me and had a couple of bites but just ended up crying myself to sleep.

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   Ali's P.O.V

I get in a taxi and tell him my dad's address. As we pull up to the house I hand him a fifty and tell him to keep the change. I walk in the door and immediately greeted by Mary "good to see you Ali let me take your bag from you" she says as her hand raises up to take my bag from me.

"Would you like some water?" I give her my brightest smile and hand her my bag.

"no thank you I'm good." I walk towards my room but stop as I hear my name being called.

"Alicia come here" my dad yells from the living room.

I walk towards the living room and look over at him, my step mother sitting right beside him. "What do you need father." I reply crossing my arms on my chest.

"Tonight we are going to have a family night, I have to leave for a couple of weeks," He says smiling over at me.

I sigh "I'll go and get the board games."

"Oh no honey it's fine I had Mary bring them to the table earlier and she is currently making some snacks for us and we will order pizza later." He says getting up from the couch.

I smile and immediately get excited "Can we please play the game of life" I give my best puppy dog eyes but my stepmother buts in.

She says in almost a mocking tone "I think we should play monopoly" my dad looks at her and smiles.

"I think that would be a great idea" my smile fades and we all walk over to the table and sit down.

"I'll be the banker because I'm so good with money" he chuckles while Mary brings out a bunch of snacks.

A while later, my dad was the winner and ordered the pizza. "Dad just so you know I'm going to be spending the weekend over at Ashlynns instead of moms could I get some money for some snacks while I'm there." I say with an innocent smile.

"What happened to all the money I gave you?" he questions me with a puzzled look.

Little did he know I spent the money on buying Ashlynn some lunches and some food for her to keep, so If her dad ever decided that if he wasn't going to let her eat she would have some food.

"Well I paid for a taxi to get home today and I bought my friends and I lunch today."

he sighs "fine here" He reaches into his wallet and pulls out a hundred dollar bill.

"Thank you thank you" I run up and hug him, planting a kiss on his cheek. "Im going to go pack for the weekend call me when the pizza is here."As I start walking to my room I begin to here my stepmom ask my dad for some money as well, I roll my eyes at her. Once I get into my room I begin packing for the weekend getaway.

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  Axels P.O.V

I walked up to my bus stop and as soon as I got there the bus already left leaving me at the stop. I pull out my phone to check to see when the end bus was coming it read 5:00 pm meaning I am going to have to wait an hour for the next one.

I take a seat and go on my phone for the next bus. I wait for about 15 minutes when I decide to call my mother. She picked up the phone with a "hello?"

" hi mom can you come pick me up at school, I missed my bus and I'm going to have to wait an hour for the next one."

"Sure sweetie I'll be there in 20 minutes I love you"

" I love you too momma" The call drops and I continue watching tik tok, which of course I ended up on gay tik tok.

25 minutes later my mom pulls up. I get up and walk over to the car and open the door sliding my backpack off of my back and onto the car floor closing the door behind me.

We listen to some radio for the drive as I stare out the window but my mom interrupts when she says "Your father is going to be coming home late tonight so we will be having dinner without him."

"He just doesn't want to have dinner with me because he is ashamed of me." My mom sits in silence as she already knows that is the reason why he has started to work late at night so he wouldn't have to come home and see me. We sit in awkward silence until we get home.

We walk into the house and I turn to my mom "I'm going to be spending the weekend at Ashlynn's house so then he doesn't have to worry about seeing me."

"Axel don't be like that, you know your father loves you in his own way and he will come around eventually." She says sympathy looking over at me.

"Oh now you're siding with him, don't worry about calling me for dinner tonight because I don't want anything."

I stomp downstairs to my room slamming the door behind me. I grab my backpack and pull out all my school books and pack my clothes as I am doing this my mind begins to race a million miles a minute.

I begin to start feeling overwhelmed and begin crying. I just don't know what to do anymore I'm sick and tired of the kids at school bullying me and it doesn't help coming home to a father that doesn't want me either. I just want this pain to go away. I want to feel something other than this emotional pain I'm feeling. I walk over to my closet and grab out the box I have hidden in there. I open the lid and pull out the razor that I had tucked away from last time. I walk over to my bed pulling down my pants revealing my scarred leg. I press the blade to my leg and begin gliding it across my leg, the blood oozing up out of the cut and slowly falling down my leg. I cut away at my leg until all the feelings inside of me went away.