DECEPTION

chp.16 part 2

Anura's POV

I waved good bye to Jessie and walked towards the front door, I was finally home from having a good afternoon with him, I was glad I left the house today, my day has really started off great, I took out my keys from my purse and unlocked the door, I walked in and closed it behind me, my feet were killing me, I slipped off my heels and took off my blazer, I walked towards the kitchen for a sip of water.

I grabbed a glass and poured water into it, as I turned around to take a sip I felt someone struck me on the cheek causing me to bite my bottom lip and drop the glass, the shattering noise of the glass breaking rang through my ear, I fell to the ground  losing balance from getting hit, I held onto my throbbing cheek as I looked up at Dave the one who hit me.
Dave hovered over me with his two fist clenched into a ball, I said nothing mostly because if I said anything I'd probably just get hit again for no reason." Where the fuck have you been?" He asked me, I could hear it in his voice that he was angry but I didn't understand why? What did I do now?

"I- I was-" I began stuttering over my words and because of me not finding the correct words to answer his question he got agitated and smacked me across my face again, I clenched my teeth trying to hold in my sobs as he continued to hit me across my face, I tried crawling away from him but he would just snatch me right back by my hair every time.

"Please st- stop!" I yelled out with a cry.

"I fucking hate your ass, you think I'm stupid? You think I wouldn't find out that you're out here being a hoe? Fucking around with other niggas behind my back?" The more he talked the more violent he became, his slaps turned into punches and before I knew it he was fist fighting me as he spoke, I just laid on the ground to weak to even fight back, all I could do was try my best to block his hits and hold in my tears.

"Fucking answer me!" Dave grabbed me by my throat and squeezed it, blocking my oxygen, I tried pushing him off me as I looked into his eyes I realized that this was it, this was how I was going to go out if I hadn't left as soon as I had the chance, this was how I was going to die, in the hands of someone I once loved. As he continued to choke me I can slowly feel myself getting weaker and weaker, he finally let me go and slammed me back down against the ground, I let out a painfully Yelp not being able to hold in my tears anymore I finally broke down, my tears felt like bullets as they streamed down my face, I cried and begged for mercy but he still wouldn't let up.

"I- Im sorry! Please no more!" I screamed I felt myself began to hyperventilate, I think I'm really going to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die."Help Help me he's killing me!" I began screaming out for help, praying to god that someone could at least hear out my cries and come save me, I didn't care who it was, I just wanted to be saved and taken far away from this hell that's my life.

"Shut up!" He raised his fist and punched me across my face and I went out like a light.

I'm damaged from the years of abuse, He stripped away my self worth until their was nothing left, he'd beat me, belittle me, do anything in his power to break me, before I could never understand why but now I've realized that the reason he's done me so wrong these past few years is because this is his way of controlling me, putting fear into me is his method.
As I stare into the black void of nothingness I realize that I could survive this if I just leave, he's crushed me but he hasn't crushed me completely, I have to break this cycle of abuse or else I'll really die in his hands.