Torn

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Faith sighed to herself as she walked inside her apartment. Before she went off to work it was spotless, now it was a mess. Thanks to her boyfriend Demarcus.

"About time yo ass came home woman."Demarcus slurred eyeing her.

Faith just ignored him and proceeded to walk towards the back. She walked inside her room and sighed to herself before taking her jacket off.

"So you don't hear me talking to you girl?"Demarcus leaned on the doorway eyeing her.

Faith just proceeded to go in her dresser for her sleep clothes. She didn't have time to go back and forth with Demarcus, when he got this way she just decided to stay quiet.

"Bitch you hear me!"He yanked her up roughly against the wall, "Where the fuck were you?"

"A-A-At w-w-work you know that."She stuttered out as fear came over her body.

Demarcus smirked and let her go, "You lying bitch!"He lashed out slapping her hard making Faith fall to the ground.

Tears came down as she held the side of her burning face, "You think I'm stupid bitch!"Demarcus continued his attack hitting her with hard punches.

Faith balled up on the floor trying to cover herself,as she took Demarcus beating. She silently prayed to herself wishing he would stop.

"Don't lie to me again."Demarcus gave her one last kick before making his way out of the apartment.

Faith slowly got up and made her way into the bathroom, purple bruises formed on her face and her arms.

I can't keep taking this...She thought to herself.

Everytime Faith tried to leave Demarcus he would apologize for his actions or just show up at her apartment unannounced. She even had a restraining order on him, but that didn't stop Demarcus. It was like he was obsessed with her.

She looked at herself in the mirror and sighed, she then continued to treat the bruises and cover them up the best she could.

She stripped out of her clothes that had blood stains on them, and got into the shower. After her shower she put her sleep clothes on and fell asleep.

The whole entire night she tossed and turned, having nightmares of all the horrible things Demarcus has done to her.

She dreamed about her holding her beautiful baby girl, but ended up setting her up for adoption. She didn't want her babygirl in the same house as Demarcus.

Growing up Faith had crackhead parents who were abusive towards her. At sixteen she saved up enough money and ran away,that's when she met Demarcus. He was eighteen at the time but he had his own place, he was so charming and sweet and caring that Faith fell instantly for him. He was her first everything. Their relationship was good for about two years until she had her first miscarriage and that's when the beatings started.

Once Faith got pregnant again Demarcus was constantly hitting her the whole pregnancy, she wouldn't dare let her babygirl go through what she went through so she let her have a better life.

She silently cried to herself as she thought about how fucked up her life was. She felt so alone in this world.

She got out of bed and made her way into the bathroom. She looked at her face and ran her manicured fingers over her bruises, "Damn he got me good this time."She said aloud as she ran the water to brush her teeth.

She did her hygiene things and proceeded to cover up her bruises. She got dressed in her work clothes and headed towards her job.

Faith worked at this little diner called Chico's, she's been working there for a couple of months. She made a good enough pay to pay her rent, but she was also saving on the side to get away from Demarcus.