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I am not a cutter, so I am only guessing how Snow would feel.

I want to thank Golden Orchid Cendrillon for being my beta.

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Chapter Six

Snow White's POV

These past few weeks have been horrible. David Nolan was released from the hospital, I haven't seen Emma or Henry much this past week, and Regina has made it her mission to make my life more miserable than it already was.

My cutting has also gotten worse since David woke up. I never once thought that I could cut myself, and the first time I ever cut myself was an accident. It was about a year ago, I was having a bad week and I was cutting an apple when I accidently cut my hand.

It wasn't a big cut or a deep one either, it was small and almost unnoticeable but it took away the emotional pain that I was dealing with. I tried everything to forget the accident, but it wouldn't leave my mind.

A month later I cut myself on purpose, I believed that I could just make one small cut and all my pain would go away, then I thought I would only cut when everything was unbearable. I believed that I had control over myself, but I now know that I was wrong.

There's only one person who knows my secret and that's Mr. Gold. It's funny that most people believe him to be a monster and a bad man, and I used to be one of those people until he saw my scars.

Mr. Gold has never told anyone about my secret, he has tried many times to help me stop, and he calls me every night and morning to see that I am alright.

I once asked Mr. Gold why he helps me, and he told me that he once loved someone before and that I have a few similar qualities that she had. I realized that we are both alone, but unlike me he doesn't take out his pain on himself.

It has been thirty minutes since I last cut myself. I am alone in my apartment like I usually am these days waiting on Emma to return. I was lost in my thoughts when the door opens, and I hear Emma's footsteps along with two others footsteps.

"Mary Margaret", Emma said as she walked into the living room where I was resting, she was followed by Henry and David Nolan, "How was your day"

"It was great", I lied to my best friend trying not to look at David, "Hello Henry, Mr. Nolan".

"Hey Ms. Blanchard", Henry said before he left us and went into Emma's bedroom.

"Regina is letting me watch him for a while", Emma said smiling towards the bedroom where Henry was, "I hope you don't mind him staying with us".

"Of course I don't mind", I said happily, I can't help but he happier that Henry is going to be around.

"Good", Emma said looking over at David and sharing a secret look with him, "Also David and Kathryn have broken up, and he needs a place to stay so if you don't mind can he stay here".

"I won't get in your way", David said, I knew that him staying here isn't a good idea, but for some reason I want him here and the thought of him leaving hurts, "I'll help around the house until I can find a job".

"That's fine", I said quietly as I nervously fidgeted with the long sleeve of my shirt, I didn't notice that I was letting it go up to far revealing some of my scars. When I noticed I admittedly put my sleeve back down hopefully before anyone noticed, "I am tired, I'm going to bed".

"Goodnight", Emma said sadly, when I got up to leave I noticed that Emma looked sad, and David looked mad. They couldn't have noticed my scars, could they?

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Amanda