Love At First Sight

My Past Keeps Haunting Me

There was loud banging at the door 

Joseph: Let me in bitch before I kick this door down 

Fatima: Joesph just please go away before I call the cops

Joseph: Do you think I give a fuck about the cops they ain't gone be able to save you.

I sat in the corner with the knife in my hand

Joseph: I'm gone make sure I kill you this time. If I can't have you then no one will.

He kept kicking the door harder and harder 

Fatima: Please please make it go away he's going to kill me 

He finally kicked in the door and made his way towards me, he pulled out his gun and fired twice 

Nooooooo 

I screamed waking my myself up, I looked around and realized I was having another dream.

Zac: Babe are you okay it's just a dream

Zac ended up spending the night

Fatima: I'm sorry I woke you up 

Zac: Don't apologize 

I just sat there with my head low I feared my ex and it  still haunts me to this day. Seeing him yesterday brought back all these fears. I worked hard to push those thoughts and him out of my life. I tired to be strong and hide it but I just broke down crying

Zac: No no don't cry 

Zac went and got some Kleenex 

Zac: Do you want to talk about it?

Fatima: He's going to hurt me again I can feel it why else is he coming back after all these years. He almost tried to kill me before he's going to finish it off. 

Fatima started hyperventilating 

Zac: It's okay just take deep breaths , I won't allow that to happen 

Fatima: He's a controlling narcissist. It took me years of being depressed losing weight and hiding to finally get the strength to keep pushing forward after what he put me through. He abused me everyday verbally and physically that's why I had to take a break from classes I couldn't do it.

Zac: You're not that person anymore you're stronger and you have to show him that you don't fear him and he no longer has that control over your life anymore. People like your ex feeds off of fear so you can't give him that satisfaction. Stand your ground and protect yourself at all cost. I really hate that he broke you down because you didn't deserve that.

Fatima: That's what I keep telling myself. I've been hard on myself for too long. I blamed myself for everything, I was young and in love he was my first 

Zac: We've all been there before young and in love. He's your first and your past and I am your present. We not gone waste our energy on him. 

Fatima: You're right I hope I didn't scare you away 

Zac: Over a dream it's gone take more than that. You're my soulmate and I know we just getting started but I feel like I've known you my whole life. We fit like a glove

Fatima: I feel that way too, thank you for being here 

Leaning in to give Zac a kiss he hugged her tight reassuring her she's safe with him.

Fatima laid her head on Zac's chest 

Zac: You know the person that we bumped into last night 

Fatima: Yes