Continuing the cycles

Around Me

-Autumn-
I sat in my room as I listened to Around me by Brent Faiyaz playing lowly on the speaker as my babies slept softly I felt my phone buzz as it laid on the edge of the bed I crawled to the edge of the bed to get it and answered my phone

"Hello?"

"Come open the door" Lucas demanded I looked down at my phone

"I won't tell you again" I dropped my phone and ran down stairs by then he was already inside

"Lucas what do you want"

"I want you to apologize and I want my family back" I scrunched my face

"Lucas do you know what you put me through? All the pain I've went through these past years because of you?!" He didn't say anything

"I promise I'm gonna change"

"You say you're gonna change but you put you're hands on me yesterday!" I said as I back away from him

"Autumn are we gonna do this the easy way or the hard way" he say he bag down as he walked completely in the house

"Lucas please just leave!" I walked in front of him as I stopped him from going any closer to my room He grabbed my arms and pinned it above my head

"Autumn do you really wanna try me?" I shook my head as tears fell down my face

"Let me go" I yanked my arm back

"Fine" he said as he let me go As soon as I turned around he grabbed my neck

"I will be back and next time I won't be so nice to you Autumn" he let go of me and I trembled in fear he laughed at me shaking he came closer and kissed my neck

"Stop Lucas I'm tired" I said as he kissed my neck I pushed him off of me His back hit the wall I saw something go off in his eyes He laughed as he slammed my body against the door and punched me in the face I cried as my mouth bled as he punched me repeatedly

"Mommy?" Armani said as she came out of her room with her teddy bear in her hand

"Go back to sleep baby mommy's ok" I replayed the words my mother would say to me not to long ago he punched me one more time before I blacked out

-Flash back-

-Lucas-

My parents just died" She looked back towards the door and fished the keys out I stayed quiet because I was still heated about her talking to that man at the hospital

"Lucas, I'm tired are you staying here or leaving?" She said as She picked up Armani's car seat and walked into the house

"Autumn I-" I tried to say

"I don't wanna hear it right now Lucas I'm tired didn't you do enough already" She looked at me and pointed to her black eye I clenched my fist and punched the wall next to her She flinched

"Autumn what did I tell you about cutting me off!" I looked at her in a rage then I blacked out

"What did I tell you about talking to people" I slammed her into the ground as she was gasping for air I punched her repeatedly in her stomach and face until I heard a crack and she yelled out in pain she tried to crawl away but grabbed her leg and dragged her back

"Stop LUCAS STOP" she yelled as she held her stomach in agony she threw up blood on the carpet I kicked her in the back and got off the floor and went upstairs

Autumn~

I laid on the living room floor in pain as I tried to get up and get my child but I could barely move I silently sobbed as I heard footsteps at the door I gasped I left the door open

"Ma'am, are you ok?" A woman asked me I shook my head no as blood was dripping from my nose she looked so familiar

"I'm gonna call the police" I lifted my finger to my face and told her to shhh I pointed to the stairs she understood and called from outside I will finally get away from him I'm finally free I looked around and it was blurry I could barely see anything my eye was swollen shut and my lips were huge and my nose was bleeding my ribs feel fractured it hurts to breathe and my back was bruised I crawled to Armani's car seat and unbuckled my 5-month-old daughter and brought her on the floor with me she put her tiny hand on my eye as a tear fell how could I let myself get like this I'm broken I don't know how to put myself first I don't know how to live without pain... the lady came back inside and gasped when she saw my daughter

"I called the police they are on their way" she mouthed

"Thank you" I mouthed back to her as Armani climbed on my stomach I let out a loud cry

"Ahhh" I grabbed my stomach  I quickly covered my mouth I heard police sirens getting closer and closer until they were right in front of my apartment building

"What's going on?" Lucas said coming downstairs he looked towards me and looked hurt he didn't even see the lady

"I'm sorry" I cried as he walked towards me as 3 police officers walked into my apartment

"Lucas Coly you are under arrest for Domestic Battery," they said as they pinned him against the wall and handcuffed him the officer spoke into the walkie talkie

"We need an ambulance and a pediatric nurse for a child and an adult" they grabbed him forcefully and dragged in out the apartment

"I'll be back Autumn you not done with me yet" he laughed as the pushed out the apartment I was shaking violently because how scared I was of him

"Come on sweetie I got you," the nice lady said as she helped me sit up and held Armani in her arms and that's when it clicked that is my grandma

"Grandma?" I asked shocked

"Yes It's me baby" she looked down at me

"But I thought you-"

"I did but your mom sent me down here to save you"

"But how?" I looked at her amazed

"The ambulance is here" she pointed outside as she slowly faded away

"No don't leave me please!" I said as she completely faded as Armani was back in my arms fast asleep the paramedics came In with a stretcher and placed me gently on it

-End of flashback-

I jumped out of my sleep as I felt my lip and the bruises on my body and I silently cried as I felt the pain my mother once felt he felt remorse that was the only reason he put me in my bed there was blood on my pillow from my lip and nose I rubbed my arm as I laid back down and slowly looked at everything Around me...