Mine...you're mine...
My heart was pounding in my chest...
My brain was screaming at me...
There was no way that I was going to escape him...
My mind kept telling me to run but my body was giving up on me. If I didn't push myself, I would die here...
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"I never saw it coming."
Unpredictable- not able to be predicted. Abusive partners may seem to make situations chaotic for no other reason than to keep the other person in check.
November
Thanksgiving was approaching quickly. I was trying to get everything ready. I was used to always go home for Thanksgiving. But now that my mom would be in Florida, things would be different. I knew that I had to visit my mom for the holiday. She would be upset if I didn't and I needed to talk to her. I had just finished booking my plane ticket and I was excited. I hadn't been out of California in years. The last time that I went to another state was when I was nine years old. I have never been to Florida so it would be nice to see. I needed a vacation anyway, now more than ever. College was letting us out for a week. It was a week that was well needed and well deserved. I stood up from the table and placed five dollars down. It has been a while since I had some alone time. I've been spending a lot of time with Jake and my friends. But I needed some time to myself. So, I decided to come to my favorite coffee shop in town. Since I was pregnant, I decided not to drink coffee. I chose a peppermint mocha hot chocolate instead. But it was still very good and it hit the spot. My phone buzzed and I looked down to see a text from Jake. He was asking me where I was. It was getting exhausting these days constantly telling him where I was. It's like I couldn't get a break away from him. He wanted to know where I was at all times.
"Rosey, can we talk?"
I looked up to see Alex standing in front of me. I wasn't in the mood to talk to him and I had a good reason to. I haven't spoken to him since before Halloween. He was with Lori now and I respected that.
"Hello, no we can't. I'm sorry, Alex but I don't have anything to say to you."
"At least allow me to explain myself."
I shook my head and try to step past him. "No, I don't want to hear it. I'm not even upset about it anymore. I'm over it, Alex."
"Can we just catch up and talk about life? What are you doing for the holidays?"
I rolled my eyes and placed my hand on my hip. "It's getting late and I need to get home. I'm sorry, I can't talk to you."
I tried to walk past him again but he grabbed my hand. I could tell by the look in his eyes that he was begging me to stay. Alex always had a way with words. He knew what to say to get me to do what he wanted. As much as I wanted to be mad at him, I couldn't. And it's not because I still loved him. It was because I didn't care anymore. He hurt me in more ways than one and I still loved him. Even after he did what he did to me, I still gave him my heart. I was going to give him a second chance and he threw that down the drain. He asked me again and I sighed loudly.
