Don't Let The Darkness Consume You

Chapter 20

Raph's POV

I sat down on the rooftop, next to Ash.

"I don't know what to do, Ash." I said. How do I tell her that I tried to kill myself?

"What do you mean?" She asked, obviously confused.

"Can I confess something?" I asked, wondering if it was the right time.

"Of course, Raph." She replied.

"Well a few weeks ago, after I came and talked to you, I um..." I couldn't finish.

"You what?"

"I...tried to kill myself" It was a whisper.

"What?" She asked, disbelief laced in her words.

I felt tears coming into my eyes as I unwrapped my wrists, showing them to Ash.

"After I did this..." I said, my voice cracking slightly. "I tried to drown myself. It would have worked, I stopped breathing, but I was pulled out of the tub." My face was wet with tears when I was done talking.

"I'm so sorry, Raph"

"It's ok Ash, it's not your fault." I said, gathering myself together again.

"I know. It's Leo's." She said, knowingly.

"No. It's not. It's my fault. I'm in love with Leo and I can't tell him because all I ever do is screw everything up." I said, my eyes watering again. "It's wrong, he would never love me back. I'm a freak. I'm in love with my own brother." Before Ash can respond, I see a figure moving on the far side of the roof.

I get up and walk towards it, wondering who or what it could be. As I continue walking, the figure steps out of the shadows and to my horror, the figure happens to be...

Leo.