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The Abused

Chapter 8: Confessions

Ash looked worried. "Okay, Mist, shoot."

Misty took a deep breath in a started in on the horrid story that was her life. "When I was little my life was pretty damn near perfect. My sister's were nice to me, my mom was one of those involved mom's and my dad was one of those dad's that always said yes but your mom was there so you weren't a spoiled brat," Misty closed her eye's and smiled with blissfulness at the wonderful memories. "When I turned nine awful, horrible things happened. I think it started when my dad lost his job, but I was to caught up in a child's perfect naive world to notice anything..until one night. My dad started screaming at my mother. Abysmal things. He called her a..a whore, and a slut, and a sleep-around." Misty looked up willing herself not to cry. "My mom just sat there and took it. Then he touched a nerve. He compared her to her mother. My mom couldn't stand her. She treated my mom like shit. Mom blew up at him. Started screaming about how he was a man-whore and a cheating bastard. So he..he whacked her." Misty had to stop for the fact that she was sobbing so hard.

Ash looked shocked. "Oh my god, Misty." Ash whispered. "I can't believe I didn't know. I'm..I'm so sorry." He put his arm around her shaking shoulders and stroked her hair. Misty cried on his shoulder for about ten minutes. When she had calmed down a lot, she took a deep breath and continued.

"After that my family was never the same. We were all bitter. And fought. My mom wanted a divorce but my dad wouldn't give it to her. I was like his slave after a while. I had to do what ever he wanted, clean, cook, whatever he said, and if I screwed up he'd beat me. One day when I was cleaning I accidentally knocked over a vase and it shattered, so he came after me, but this time with a baseball bat."

Misty heard Ash gasp when she said this and looked at him, tears were silently streaming down his cheeks. Misty hugged him really tight. "Please Ash don't cry for me!"

Ash just shook his head and kissed her. "Continue, Mist," he murmured into her hair.

He got me in the arm before my mom could stop him. Broke my arm. But when my mom stopped him he went after her. Beat her up real bad. I made it into a room with a phone and called the police he was arrested and my mom was put into the hospital, but she was hurt to bad. She went in to a coma and died three months later. My dad.my dad." Misty tried to continue but 't was to no avail and started bawling again.

Ash sat and cried with her for a while. Replaying what she was telling him over and over thinking *no wonder she is scared of love* Taking a deep breath to control her voice misty started again.

"My dad went to jail. Got two life sentences. He's there for good. Is it wrong to be happy about that?? I'm such a bad person!! The day my mom died was the day I pulled you out of that lake. My sisters turned on my blaming me for destroying the family. So I ran away. And then met you. And you know the rest from there. That's why I'm scared of being in love and being loved."

"Oh, Misty. I'm sorry. For everything I've ever done." Ash said crying slightly

"What?? Ash what's wrong?? What do you mean your sorry?!!?!" Misty nearly screamed.

"I'm Sorry forever making you feel worthless, stupid, ugly what ever. You really didn't need it. And I regret ever saying any of it now. Do you forgive me??"

"Of course I do!!! But don't scare me I though you were going to tell me you were dieing!!"

Ash laughed. "DIEING??? 'Course not!!"

Misty started giggling at her quick judgment and at how stupid it sounded. "Ash, I love you! You always make me feel better." Misty said then stopped dead realizing what she had just admitted to Ash as well as herself.

"Misty."

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A/N HOW"S THAT FOR A CLIFF HANGER EH???? MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I want 100 review for chap 10 'cause I already got almost 90 so asking for 90 reviews would be bogus.. *mumbles incoherently to self* right then um.. Tha's about all ohh wait!! If you wanna find out what happened when Prof Oak and Delia told Ash he was there son read "Delia's Reminisce" By Aurora Chan It's really good. Bai now! 'Member More Reviews = More chapters!!