Inessa

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Trigger warning

INESSA

"It is just a date. Please don't say no." He asked politely. But the hint of anger and frustration didn't went unnoticed by me. Five years of being together and I came to realise he was no longer the same sweet guy from high school. He has changed. And that was not the problem because he was not a teenager anymore. It became concerning when he started showing some kind of control over my actions. It started with smallest thing that it went unnoticed by me. I had no idea that he was manipulating me all along.

"Dad will be at home before eight. You have to understand that I can't leave Aria alone."

"I will be gone for six months. Can't you spend few hours with me before I leave?" Six months?! He will be gone for that long? Normally people feel sad when their loved ones leave but I had opposite reaction. I was happy. I wished he would leave me alone after going away for job.

The last time I brought up the topic of break up, he became agressive. Five years was a very long time and I was sure about him at first. But as time passed by, he changed. He seemed to lose his control often and starts screaming if I did something he didn't agree with. It came to the point where I was not allowed to leave my house before asking for his permission. Everything about him started suffocating me and I finally realised that it was not a relationship. He wanted control over me. He was good to me as long as I was behaving as he likes.

"Okay. I will come." I agreed. I had been on date with him before. Mostly he would take me to a restaurant or buy something. No matter how much I refuse, he would always buy things he wants. Sometimes he would buy pastries for Aria too, though she never accepted them.

After preparing dinner I changed into a top and jeans and left my hairs open.

"Please don't be late this time sis. I get scared when dad come back and ask about you." I sighed. She was right but it was not my fault. It was him
He was aware about my father yet he was putting me in a difficult situation.

"I promise I will be back early." I said and sneaked out of my house to the street behind where he was waiting for me.

*****

"Noah, what is this place? Where are we going?" I asked when he stopped the car in front of a tall building.

"It's a surprise." He smiled and took my hand in his, walking inside, he stopped infront of door number seventy eight. Taking out a bunch of keys, he opened the door.

I gasped as I looked around. It was such a beautiful place painted in light blue colour. On the wall there were pictures of us.

"You like this place?"

"It's beautiful."

"I bought it for us."

Us?

Heck no!

I turned around and looked at him. He was looking at me weirdly. Then he started coming closer, and the next moment he was gripping my waist.

Lust.

He had lust in his eyes.

My eyes widened in fear, trying to take in everything going around I gulped and looked back. Damn it. The door was locked.