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“Okay, that’s great. Now, can I please leave?”
He shook his head. “Don’t you see? I’m trying here. I know I won’t ever get another chance to be with you and I’ve accepted that. I know why you can never trust me again and I don’t hold that against you.” He took another step.
I backed away and felt my back press to the wall. I was out of steps, but he wasn’t. “What do you want from me then?”
“I just want my life back, that’s all. I can’t even get a job since you broke your silence. I will leave you alone, just please tell them that what you said isn’t true.”
I shook my head. “No, I’m not covering this up for you. I wasn’t the first person you abused. If I cover this up, you will just do it again to someone else. I can’t let that happen.”
I saw his eyes darken as his jaw flexed. He took another step, and another, and another until he was only a few feet from me. I stopped breathing, holding my breath in fear he would hurt me. I was backed into a corner. I had nowhere to go.
“You’re not really in the position to bargain, now are you?” He didn’t look away from me, he kept his eyes locked on mine as he took step after step, closing in on me.
“Do you really think that I would just let you walk away after you ruined my life?” He scoffed. “You ARE going to fix this.” He pointed his finger at me while moving closer.
I needed to get away. I knew that if he got his hands on me that I would regret it, if I was alive to regret it.
He was close enough to me that I could smell the alcohol on his breath. My skin prickled with fear as my heart pounded so hard I could hear it beating in my ears.
Without thinking, I rushed him. I knew that if I stayed in one spot, it would be too easy for him to get me. I pushed hard against his chest, knocking him backward as I tried to slide by him to get to the door.
I wasn’t fast enough though. He spun us before grabbing me by my upper arms and shoving me into the wall.
My skull cracked against the wall, causing my ears to ring and head to pound. I felt the tears burn my eyes, but I tried to hold them back. That was what he wanted. He wanted a reaction out of me. Anything he could get, he would take. It didn’t matter if it was fear, pain, or sadness. He wanted everything I would give him and I was finally done.
He moved his hands to my throat, lightly squeezing as he moved in close. “Do you really think that you can just run away from me and marry another man? Did you think I would just sit by and watch as you ruined my career, my life?” he yelled. His hot breath blew across my skin and spit hit me in the face as he yelled.
“If you don’t fix what you broke, there will be no wedding. Do you hear me? Why should you get to be happy if I can’t be?” His grip on my throat tightened as the edges of my vision turned blurry.
