ALEXI'S P.O.V

Paul let out a long breath.
"Fine. How can I say no?"
We all cheered and then attacked Paul in a hug.
"Alright now that that's settled, Alexi has something to say." Harry stated firmly. He looked at me and nodded.
I take a deep breath. I've got to do this. I've got to do this. I have to do this. I can do this. I chant repeatedly in my head.

"Well..you see...I..I know you're all wondering what the scars on my stomach are...and I know that you think that I..I made them myself. Well, I can tell you, I've never hurt myself like that." I began.
"You see, I uh, lived with my dad when I was smaller. He..um, had recently gone through a divorce with my mum...and uh, he was devastated."

I was struggling with words, because this was not only hard for me to say anyway, but I also was being very careful not to mention that I had..well, have, a brother.

"He began to come home drunk. And well...it got so bad that he had to stop working.
All he would do was come home every day, after going to a bar..and then he would demand me to make something for him to eat. He never did eat anything I made though, because he would just throw it up. So I stopped making him food. Don't forget I was only little! I hardly knew how to clean a house, or make food! So I pretty much starved.
Then one day, dad came home drunk, as usual. He'd never been..an angry drunk..but that night, he began to throw things around. He ended up breaking the window before passing out. I was so scared...
Turns out that a neighbour heard the crash and came to see what had happened. That neighbour was my life-saver. If she hadn't come to see what had happened..I would not have lived." I stopped for a moment before continuing.
"That neighbour was called Mrs Todds. Mrs Todds helped me clean the house and other useful skills. She taught me how to do many practical things. She helped us by going shopping for us, and took me to school. She helped me sooo much, and I'm always grateful to her. She grew very close to me!
Then..one day..Mrs Todd..she..had a heart attack, and she..she didn't make it" I started tearing up.
The boys and Paul crowded around me and Niall put his arm around my shoulder. I noticed they all had tears in their eyes.
"Luckily, I was old enough to do things on my own now. Oh. Did I forget to mention that I was bullied at school? Everyday, I was bullied mercilessly, both physically and mentally. I had no friends and now that Mrs Todd was gone, I was all alone. I grew more depressed everyday. And no, I did not hurt myself. I didn't need to.
My Dad grew worse every night. One night, he started calling me names and kicked me until I was covered in bruises. I couldn't believe that my own father could do that to me. He was nothing like the caring gentle father I once knew.
He was a monster. "