Fate for Two

Chapter 1 Tough Luck

⚠swearing

It's a quarter after nine I've just been fired again and on my 21st birthday no less. I don't know what I did to get fired. My boss said I didn't work enough hours so she saw no reason for me to stay, but that's a bunch of bullshit. It's possible that one of my co-workers had it out for me, and put in a bad word with my boss. Lately, I've had the worst luck so that wouldn't surprise me but now how am I going to afford rent.

(Some time after and Ava's made it home.)

It's around 11 now and I can't wait to see Andrew my current boyfriend. I met him a little over a year and a half ago he helped me get the job I just got fired from. Andrew used to be so sweet, but things got bad real quick after he lost his job and mother in the same week. Diana was Andrew's mother a real sweet woman taken by burglars, they shot her seven times. Five times in the chest, and two times in the head. At the time it hadn't been so bad Andrew was depressed as anyone would be but after he got fired it was like he lost all sense of living. He'd thrown himself heavily into alcohol as if it provided him with the numbing he felt he needed.

At first, I didn't mind Andrew's new obsession with alcohol as I thought this was a part of a grieving process that he'd work through. Over time I realized that this was not the case, and he had become abusive. I've thought of leaving him but some stupid part of me made me want to stay hoping that maybe I can fix him or at the very least push him through this grief. Finally, I've made it to our room we live on the very top floor so between work and the apartment I do a LOT of walking. I put the key in the door and turned the knob opening our stained, cheap, hardwood door only to get a waft of strong hard liquor and fresh vomit.  Disgusted I walked in and locked the door behind me, making my way through the living room cleaning up after Andrew I hear a moan, I ignore it at first because I've had a long day and thought maybe I was hearing things. A few seconds go by when I hear the moaning again but they get louder I rush to our room and kick open the door only to see Andrew fucking some blonde bitch.

In a rage, I walk over and rip the blanket the rest of the way off "WHAT THE FUCK ANDREW?!" I scream at him, he goes pale looking at me sobering up almost immediately "b-baby I'm so sorry I didn't mean for this to happen." He's shaking as he climbs off the random girl "How Andrew HOW?!" I glare at the girl she gets up, grabs her stuff, and runs. "Baby please it won't happen again a-and I didn't mean to I was drunk." He says through tears beginning to fall fresh from his eyes "Andrew. I'm done get out." I say coldly looking at him "W-what do you mean?" I see the fear fill his eyes as he shakes more intensely now. "I mean I'm done I've been patient with you, I've bought you liquor when you've asked for it, and worked late nights just to keep this apartment for US." I begin grabbing him some clothes to put on so I don't have to look at him like this anymore. "S-so that's it we're over?"

I toss him a shirt some underwear, and pants. "Yes, Andrew we're over." I cross my arms and think of what I want to do now, Andrew finishes dressing then looks at me "...Is there no way I can fix this? i-i love you, I don't want this to end." Looking at him in his what seems like love-filled eyes I say blankly "Andrew if you loved me you wouldn't have done that, and you wouldn't beat me even if you're drunk. it's no excuse." Andrew goes from being 'sad' to angry "Wow ok so I mess up once and that's it? Such bullshit." He says rolling his eyes. "Andrew, are you fucking serious right now?" I say getting irritated "Yes,  Ava I mean it I made one mistake and you're just throwing me out like I'm nothing!" He yells throwing his arms up in a huff

"ANDREW YOU'VE MADE MORE THAN ONE MISTAKE THIS JUST TOPPED IT ALL OFF!" I yell back in fury  "OK IM SORRY IM NOT PERFECT BUT NO ONE IS!"  He screams at me his face turning red "LISTEN HERE YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE I'VE PUT UP WITH FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS OF YOUR ABUSE AND DRUNKEN HABITS AND THEN SOME!" I scream at him I can feel my face getting hot so I know it's red or something by now. Andrew looks at me in shock like he wasn't the person I was just yelling about "WELL IM SORRY I-I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU AND EVER SINCE I LOST MY MOM I-" I jumped in before he could finish " IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR NOW YOU HAVE TO MOVE ON ANDREW I KNOW SHE WAS YOUR MOM AND I LOVED HER TOO BUT YOU NEED TO MOVE ON!!"

I started tearing up just thinking about how we found her dead on the floor with the glass from the kitchen window broken around her. "IT'S NOT THAT EASY I-" He stopped when he noticed me starting to cry "look I'm sorry Ava I just- I want to be better but I'm afraid I can't do that without you and you're all I have left of my mom you spent so much time together I don't wanna lose you too." He said with sorrow filling his voice "Andrew...I just can't do this anymore and I'm sick of you saying things like this you're not capable of change at least not with me providing you with everything." I walked over and sat on the bed sighing in frustration "I just can't do this anymore Andrew I can't even remember the last time I've slept between work and pleasing you." Andrew walked over and grabbed my arms and pulled me into his chest "please don't leave me baby I promise this time I WILL change for you...for us." Apart of me wanted to say 'ok I'm sorry baby let's work through this' instead I said: "No, Andrew this time I mean it." I pushed him off me grabbed my bag I packed the night before and started walking out the door. I talked with the landlord told her what was going on and gave her the apartment back after that I left town in hopes of a new start.

I felt bad for just leaving Andrew there not knowing what he'd do without someone to support him. Nevertheless, this needed to be done for me and him this way ill be able to support myself financially if I can get and keep a decent paying job. For now, all I can do is hope that this shitty car can get me to the nearest city from here.