Sheo's Story

Chapter Twenty-Five

Shai's POV:

It's been a few days since mine and Theo's special night, and everything's going perfectly. I've just got out of the shower and see that my phone alight, with a message. Unable to stop smiling, I assume it's Theo. However the smile is soon wiped off my face when I see who it's really from. Mark. My ex.

'Shai, it's been a while. Don't forget, you're mine.'

That very message sent shivers through my body, my hairs on my arms stood up and I felt the goose bumps race all over. Mark and I were in a relationship for about a year, I knew nothing about love, and I thought I loved him. I worshiped him, whilst he allowed me to believe that's what was love was, me obeying every rule he gave. Letting me think I was falling harder and harder every day. I told him everything, I done whatever he asked, I was his. Until one day he comes home with another woman, drunk. He was kissing her neck, pulling her into our bedroom, forcing me out. Saying "if you love me, you'll let me." That night I left, I ran away leaving him, I ran to my friends house, Jessica, she told me what was going on. She explain the kind of relationship I was in, how is was wrong. I've not seen that man since, but he'd occasionally text me reminding me he's always there. I can't escape him. Theo knows I was cheated on, but he doesn't know the extent. I don't think I can tell him about this, I don't know how he'll react. I can't see him get hurt, although I know I have to be honest. I think I'll tell Mark I'm in a relationship, I just won't say who with. If it gets worse, I'll tell Theo.

'I'm with someone now Mark, you've got to leave me alone.'

It's hard. I don't regret my decision to become an actress whatsoever, but paparazzi make it hard to have a private life, it can't hide from Mark forever, I can't hide at all anymore. I'm going to have to face my fears at one point or another.