Shattered • Pokemon

Prologue

Dawn's POV

Blood, bruises, cuts and a whole lot of shame. What is all of this? This is what is going through my head right now... Blood and bruises are scattered all over my body, as he beats me.

Cuts are also scattered over my body, from him as well. Shame? I am ashamed. I am very ashamed. Of how I live, who I live with, of leaving the ones I love behind. And I am deeply ashamed of myself.

I feel like a completely different person than the cheerful little ten year old that was starting a journey, nine years ago.

Well you see, time goes by rather quickly, and things can change incredibly.

Let me tell you, I am definitely not like the cheerful little child, booming with energy, as I used to be.

I am now nineteen years old, and living on the other side of Sinnoh, with Paul.

I have been living with him ever since I graduated from high school. I never got to tell my mother goodbye. All that I left her was a note, explaining I was moving away, with the words on the bottom No need to worry.

Was there a need to worry? Yes. But I took my Pokemon along with me, I'll be fine.

You see, moving away from my loved ones was certainly not my choice... never in a million years would I dream of leaving everything I know and everyone I love, behind me.

But Paul forced me to.

He threatened to kill the ones I love, and I of course, would do anything to keep them out of harms way.

At first I didn't believe Paul, As if he'd mean such a threat.

But I soon found out about his abusive side.

"You can hurt me, but don't you dare lay a finger on my Pokemon!" I would hiss at him, terrified more for their safety than my own, as he pushed me against the wall with his bare hand.

My poor Pokemon, they are worried sick of me.

My family has probably forgotten about me, at least by now I hope. I hope they moved on easily.

They have had no contact with me since I've been forced away from Twinleaf town.

I remember the last thing I had to do before I left town...

The only goodbye I was able to properly make, but the most heartbreaking.

The thing I never wanted to do.

Was say goodbye to Ash..

Tears streamed down my face as I finished writing the goodbye letter I had to leave for my mother. I sniffled, looking down at the smudged ink.

"Goodbye Mum, I love you so much, thank you for everything." I quietly winced to myself. I couldn't bare to reread the letter.

"Dawn?" I heard Paul from my front door. "You better be finished in there, we've got to leave, pronto!" I wiped my tears, feeling a sting in my heart at those words.