Too broken to fix (TomTord)

On The Cliff

There Tord stood, watching as his former friends walked away supporting each other. Tears rolled down his cheeks as the tried to contain the pain inside his chest. A car quickly drove by, and two men emerged from the front seats. Pau and Pat, Tord's most skilled men as well as his own parents. They quickly bandaged his arm and drove him to the base. The whole ride was silent, Tord did not say a word to them and they were dying not of curiosity but of the fact that their son was upset and they knew that they could do nothing about it.

Two months have past and it was official, Tord was no longer part of the red army nor will he be disturbed by the cops or the army itself. Pau is the new Red Leader and Pat is his first in command. Tord got a robot arm to replace his right arm which couldn't be saved from the explosion. Luckily, his face had fully healed even though he can't see from his right eye anymore and there are huge scars decorating his face, he can still hear perfectly fine.

He stays in alleyways now- yes, alleyways this is because he moves from time to time to a different alley and if ever a different place that is suitable for living in for a while. He begs on the streets to get money and food. Although a lot of people give him a lot of money, he doesn't buy food unless someone actually gives him food. He uses the money for...... Bandages...... People have seen him buying bandages every time. People even spied on him for two weeks and they too came up with the same result. He didn't eat anything else aside from the food offered to him and he only bought bandages and on rare occasions- Advil. The only time they weren't looking were those times when he was looking for 'shelter' or when he retreated into an alleyway. It was during those times that Tord would cut himself, but he didn't do it every time he was safe from people's eyes. The people around started getting worried for him, they don't know why but something about Tord made them realize one simple thing- he was broken. He never said his name so they called him Red but when they realized that he didn't like the name,  they asked him what he would prefer to be called and he smiled at them- which shocked them because he never smiles-
and said "Ash." From then on they called him that. He received a lot of help though he didn't like it very much. He didn't need the attention, even though he didn't say a word about it people started to notice this and back off. Besides, he preferred it like that, so if he died not many people would care.

There were still a lot of generous people giving him food and money. Then one midnight, Tord decided to go away from the town, he left a note knowing that the people would be looking for him. The note was posted at every alleyway he has ever stayed at and there was one in front of every police station. Every note had the same message:

Hello. This is Ash or so you call me that, that isn't my real name but it doesn't matter. As you may have noticed I am no longer in town. I will leave for a few days, I am in the forest, where I first found shelter before coming here. You have all been kind to me, I would like to thank you for that. I will be back, but only if you wish me to. I will not come back if you do not want me to. During my stay in the forest, do one out of the following for me if you wish for me to return:
+Paint your mailbox in a Christmas design or just red or green but it has to be Christmas colors.
+Plant roses or any beautiful flowers in front of your house.
+Decorate the alleys with anything that says you want me to return.
Now, do one of the following if you don't want me to return:
*Don't do anything from the previous list.
*Decorate the alleys with anything that says 'I hate you', curses included.
*Don't do anything.
Lastly, this isn't part of the two lists but I just wanted to say- if I'm gone forever, forget about me and be happy with what you have left.
- Ash

After Tord posted all the notes,  he left for the cave he used to stay in until he decided that wandering in town wouldn't be too bad. But instead, he found himself on the same exact cliff where he broke his friends' trust. He fell onto the ground crying and begging- to no one for the matter- for another chance.

A/N
860 words (;v; ) I'm trying ok?
I'm new to writing stories so sorry if there are mistakes.
Date posted: 12/24/"19
Bai. I might not post for a while cuz I am on vacation currently. Yea, goodbye.