DECEPTION

chp 2

Anura POV

It's been two days since I've seen Dave, he never came home like he said he would, I have no idea where he is or if he's alive and breathing, this wasn't the first time he's done this, this was the third time and each time I'd get anxious and worried.
I would call him but I don't have his number, he changed it and never told me his new one because he said and I quote."i don't want your number." Which is sad and messed up because I'm his girlfriend after all, or at least I think I am.
I feel like more of a roommate than girlfriend, I've kept myself busy with work while he's been gone it helped somewhat, but I still found myself thinking about him, I don't know whether to put out a persons missing report.

I sighed and continued driving, it was 12 am at night and I was driving home from work, I had a long day and couldn't wait to relax, 5 minutes later I was pulling up to my house and I noticed the lights in the house were on, I cut off the engine and grabbed my things getting out, my heart was racing with adrenaline, I don't know why but I just needed to talk to Dave and know why has he been gone for two days.

I unlocked the door and dropped my things at the front, I jogged upstairs and opened my bedroom door to see him in bed playing on his PlayStation, I walked to the tv and blocked the screen with my body."where have you been-"

"Move."

"No we need to talk-"

I said move-" Dave got up and grabbed my arm pushing me aggressively away from the TV, I sighed in defeat, I can't even get a sentence out without him cutting me off or hitting me, I try so hard but it's never enough, I quickly ran my hand across my eyes to keep the tears from falling.

"I try you know, I try so hard to make you happy but it's like anything I do it's not good e- enough." My words choked me as I spoke to him." You treat me like complete shit what you say and do effect me in negative ways-"

"Look yo I'm really not trynna hear all that." Dave said, this is precisely what I'm talking about, no communication at all, I sighed and walked away from him, I entered the closet and grabbed a bag, I needed to get away from him as soon as possible, I couldn't deal with all the heartache anymore, he left me for two days, never bothered calling me or telling me where he was and then he just randomly comes back home as if nothing happened.

I began grabbing clothes all while trying to hold in my tears."what are you doin?" I heard Dave say behind me, I turned around and felt something hard connect with my nose, I fell back dropping the clothes, I grabbed my face feeling a hot and stinging sensation on my nose, I've just been punched.

"If you think you leaving me at 1 in the fucking morning then you got me fucked up, unpack yo shit now!"
I looked down at my hands to see blood, I wiped my nose but the more I did that the more blood showed up, I think he's broken my nose, I let out a cry of pain as tears began dropping down my cheeks.

"Clean yourself up." He grabbed a towel and threw it at me.

"W-Why are you doing thi-" suddenly he began throwing blows all over my face and body as I cried out for help and for him to stop, but he didn't I slowly felt myself slipping into unconsciousness.
I don't understand what I did to deserve all of this pain, what did I ever do wrong?

"You fucking piss me off." He let go of my hair and I collapsed on the floor as I desperately tried to breath, my body shook and ached as I just laid on the ground, this wasn't the first time he's beaten me like this, each time it seems to get worse.

I closed my eyes and tried to picture myself somewhere else, somewhere happy, but nothing would come to mind, I tried again but to no avail, I'm not happy now that I can't even think about the happiness I've had before.
I felt Dave wrap his arms around me and pick me up, I was to weak to push him off of me, I stiffened in his arms as he walked, he carried me to the bathroom and dropped me in the tub making me hit the back of my head against the wall.

I groaned loudly."W-why." I whimpered.

Dave ignored me and turned on the water with me still dressed in my nurse clothes, I bent my head down as the water dripped all over me, he left out the bathroom and left
Me alone in the tub, my body ached to much to for me to move but I couldn't stay in wet clothes or I'd get sick.

I began undressing, after I was down I turned the water to warm and started to shower, my mind was blank as I washed myself clean of blood, it sting like crazy the pain was unbearable, I didn't know how to feel at the moment, after I was done with my shower I brushed my teeth and tied up my hair, thank goodness the nose bleed stopped.

I looked up to see him laid up in bed typing away on his phone, I blankly looked at him and then away, I walked to the drawer and grabbed a shirt and panties, I got dressed and placed some deodorant on after I was done I left out the room to go sleep in our guest room, I couldn't handle sleeping in the same bed with him after what he did to me.

I entered the quiet room and closed the door behind me, I crawled into bed and laid my head on the soft pillow, I let out a breath and tried to fall asleep but I couldn't, I just experienced a traumatic experience and it wouldn't let me sleep.

After a few minutes I heard my guest room door opening, I stiffened up and tighten my eyes praying that he'd go away, I felt the bed shift under me, Dave climbed into bed with me and pulled me closer to his body, I felt my heart race as he held me in his arms for the first time in forever.

"I'm sorry." He said in the back of my neck, I felt my heart break in two, this was the first time in years since he's ever apologized to me, I didn't say anything, I didn't have the strength.

"You forgive me?" He tighten his grip around my waist causing me to whimper out in pain.

"Y.. yes.." I found myself saying, he pulled me closer to him and tightened his grip around my body as if I'd try to escape, I started crying softly realizing that even if I actually try to leave him I won't be able to because he has a strong hold on me.