Wandering Souls

Chapter 1 (pt 1)

~Isabella~

I'm being overtaken by him. It's like he's an awful drug that's being infused with my blood. I need to get away. I can't deal with this anymore. I said he was the love of my life but I'm coming to regret those words. Now he's become verbally abusive and a cheater. He doesn't come home anymore. I miss the way it used to be. Before he met her.

In this world, there's good in everyone but that good doesn't always last. Once that good leaves, it's all bad. Some people don't have bad in them though. But usually if they don't have much bad, they don't have much good either, they're like.. wandering souls. That's what I feel like nowadays. Nothing feels right... or even real anymore. It's like, all the good in life has faded into nothingness and I just feel empty.

I hear a bang on the door and jump. I walk over cautiously, scared it will be him. "ISABELLA LET ME IN RIGHT NOW." I hear through the door. It's who I didn't want it to be. Of course it is. "Give me one moment Conner." I say and try to prepare myself for him coming back home. I open the door with a sigh. "Welcome back Conner." I say and move out of his way. "Izzy. If you take that much time again, I'm going to leave you." He says as if that's a threat. I nod and go to the kitchen to make him food since he usually expects me to go make him food every time he gets home. "How was work?" I ask calmly. "It was shitty. Marissa was acting like a bitch today and wouldn't give me the things I needed. She said it was something about me not being a loyal dude or something. I stopped listening after she said no to sleeping with me." He says. The conversations we have aren't typical couple conversations from the movies or books I've read. It seems more like we're friends with benefits than an actual couple. That's one of the many things I dislike about him. He treats me like I'm nothing but someone who's mere purpose is to fulfill his needs at any point its needed. I walk into the living room where he's slumped down on the couch and watching TV. I hand him the food I just made, he grabs it from my hand and shoos me away. I head into the bedroom and lay down just to get away from him for a while. I get a text from my friend Ollie and look at it. It's just him asking if we can hang out soon to get me out of my house for a bit. How would I ask Connor if I could hang out with a dude? He barely trusts me going to my sisters house alone. Maybe I could ask Ollie if we can invite my sister too so I could use that. I text him back. 'Hey dude, can we invite my sister so I can get out easier?' I ask. He replies with a simple thumbs up and I delete the conversation so Conner can't see it. I text my sister and ask her if we can hang out and she replies with yes and a smiley face. This is the first time I'm actually excited to wake up the next day. I move over and get comfortable so I can go to sleep. I leave a note on Connor's side of the bed to say I'm going to hang out with Liv tomorrow and go to sleep.

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