Ash's Dark Past *DISCONTINUED*

Ash's PoV

Ash couldn't stop thinking about his step-dad. What he'd done to him. the scar. That scar that ran across from his shoulder down to halfway down his back. Today, it hurt more than ever. It was his birthday, the one day of the year he hated the most. That night would haunt him forever, seeing his mother's face when... "Ash?" Ash nearly jumped out of his skin. His hand slid and his head hit the grass pretty hard. He grunted and held his head. Another hand touched the hand he was supporting his weight on. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to scare you like that." Instantly, he recognized it was Serena. Her voice was so sweet, he didn't even have to open his eyes to know, but he did anyway, so he could so her beautiful face again, with her pastel skin, her short, honey golden hair, and her eyes. Her eyes! They sparkled that beautiful ocean blue more than ever with the moon glow bouncing off the pond and onto her skin. "N-no. It's fine. You just made me jump a little." She looked concerned. "Are you alright?" He then remembered that less than a minute ago he was crying, and he felt a tear rolling down his eye. He rubbed them away as fast as he could. "Y-yeah, I'm f-fine." He couldn't stop the shakiness in his voice. He thought, maybe I should- no. No I can't. If he found I told her, if he found out... Then again, I haven't seen him in 4 years... Ok, I'm telling her. She deserves to know. After all, she was one of my first friends, so she has every right. Ash snapped back to reality to see Serena staring at him, worried. Then, he felt something wet running down his back. It felt warm. He touched it, and he knew what it was. It was blood. He'd hit his back too hard again, and his back was bleeding. He tried to hide it. He didn't want Serena worrying about him anymore...