Anything for you

1

Olivia

I woke up to blurry feet walking away, I looked to the floor trying to regain clearer vision, and I felt a sharp pain in the back of my head.

I go to touch it and wince at the connection, I lick my bottom lip and taste blood I try to get up from the ground but my legs feel so weak and in pain, I use the dining table to help support my body weight.

I tried to walk but my legs gave out, and I fell back to the kitchen ground, I got back up once again and was able to have some strength in my legs and walk to the bathroom.

As soon as I closed the door I saw my reflection in the mirror, I had a black eye and a split lip and when I raised my hand to touch my eye I felt a sharp pain in my side, I lifted my shirt and saw a big purple and green bruise.

He kicked me...that's the first.

I sigh I didn't even realize tears were already running down my cheeks BANG I jumped at the loud bang on the door "Liv, I know you're in there" I hold my breath and back away from the door

He's mad...don't say anything, he'll go away

I lean on the wall next to the bathtub and slide down it slowly.

Everything hurts as I slide down the wall, I try not to make any noise "Liv, please...just open the door" I stay silent as he banged on the door again, I put my head between my legs with my hands in my hair and sob, blood still running out my nose and the back of my head throbbing from the pain.

It will be okay, It will be okay, Just breathe...Breathe Olivia...Breathe.

I try to calm myself down I feel my chest tightening, and my heart feels like it's going to explode out of my chest, I draw in a slow breath and exhale slowly and try to get myself back up on my feet I look at myself in the mirror one last time.

I hate that I let things get this bad, we used to be so good he would have never thought of hurting me when we were 16, he hated seeing me cry when my dad would hurt me.

It's my fault...all my fault, I deserve this...he's right.

"Liv, are you okay?" he asked softly, seems like he calmed down, I exhaled "Yeah," I said softly and a little too low, I was surprised he heard me "Wanna come out? I want to see...i-if I hurt u bad" I put my forehead on the door and sighed deeply.

"Promise not to hurt me... please," I ask softly, usually he keeps his promises "Yeah, I promise," I look at the door knob and unlock it, and open the door slowly, see his beautiful brown hazel eyes, his eyes are kinda red and puffy.

He was crying? Did I make him cry...again?

He looks me up and down "I'm sorry Liv, I didn't mean to hurt you," I look down at my feet, and I feel the tears filling my eyes again "I-it's okay"

I know it's not okay, but I caused this...I deserve this.

I flinch when he raises his hand to touch my face "Come on, let's clean you up hm?," He does this, he hurts me and then helps me, it's just an ongoing cycle.

We walk to our room and I sit on the bed, he goes to the bathroom to grab the first aid kit, comes back to the bed, and kneels in front of me, he sets the kit on the bed on the side of me and opens it.

"You know I hate hurting you right?" he said while grabbing a cotton ball and alcohol, he poured some of it on the cotton ball and dabbed it on my forehead.

I welcome the sting and pain and groan from it "Yeah, I'm sorry," he looks at me with a sad expression " You should be, I wouldn't hurt you if it wasn't your fault Liv" I nodded slowly "I know," he put the bloody cotton ball in the trash can and put a band-aid over the cut.

My nose stopped bleeding long ago, so it's just dry blood he grabbed a clean cloth and wet it he came over to me and cleaned the blood off my face, after it was clean he went back to the bathroom to put everything away.

"You should get ready for bed, you look exhausted," he said while cleaning the cloth in the sink, I got up and walked to my side of the dresser while holding my side, it's in so much pain, that I opened the dresser drawer and grabbed a big t-shirt and some shorts.

I changed my clothes put my dirty clothes in the dirty hamper and went to the bathroom, he was at one sink and I went to my side, grabbed my toothbrush and toothpaste, and started brushing my teeth "Is your side okay?"

He must have seen me holding it "It's bruised a bit," I said then spit the toothpaste out in the sink and wiped my mouth after rising "Can I see it?" he asked turning around and leaning against the counter.

"It's okay, I'll just take some meds," I said trying to walk out to the medicine cabinet, he grabbed my wrist "Let me see it Liv," The fear that had just left came back, and my heart started to beat so fast.

"O-okay" he released my wrist and lifted my shirt and he went pale as he looked at the big purple and green bruised "I didn't even kick you that hard," he said while touching it, I winced at his connection

"I'm gonna go get an ice pack, go ahead and take the meds," he walked out of the bathroom and I tried to calm my breathing again, I grabbed some Ibuprofen and took it, he came back in the bathroom with the ice pack and lifted my shirt again and place it on my bruise.

"Did you take the meds?" he asked "Yeah," he nodded "Hold this" He moved his hand and I placed my hand where his hand was, he leaned on the counter again and looked at me "I'm sorry Liv, I'm working on it...I promise,"

"It's okay, Darren," He gave me a tight smile "We should get some sleep, maybe tomorrow will be better" I nodded but before we left the bathroom he came to me and kissed me on my lips.

After the kiss he put his forehead against mine, "I love you" he told me "I love you too" I said softly, we left the bathroom and climbed into the bed, he turned off the light and I turned off mine.

He turned towards me and wrapped his arms around me and I melted into his touch, I miss times like this, when we would cuddle each other, those times filled with laughter and love, no pain, yelling, or the sound of his fist connecting to my face.

I think about those times all the time before I fall asleep, it helps me sleep most of the time, after thinking about us on our trip to New York when it was snowy I fall asleep.

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