Back at day one

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(Monday morning)

Everything went downhill yesterday.
Just as I thought things were getting better.
Me and Mia had an argument, if I'm honest I don't remember what it was about. All I remember was the shouting, the anger, and the pain.
The pain was intense. It hurt everywhere.
Bruises back on my arms like we were back at day one.

I still stayed at Mias through the night though. It's a weird feeling, I felt like I couldn't move, I was up all night. I didn't cry, not once.
I felt numb.
I felt so much but also nothing at all.
It's hard to explain.

No one's pov

Charlotte was exhausted.
She wanted nothing more to go to work happy.
But that wasn't possible.

Marjorie hated her.

But she didn't want to stay home, with Mia. That was the only reason Charlotte decided to go to work today.

It's still summer and the warm days have continued, Charlotte has worn her regular short sleeve dresses since the first argument with Mia.
Charlotte wanted to cover her bruises. She didn't want Marjorie to say 'I told you so'. So she wore a long sleeve dress.
Unintentionally the same dress as she wore that day.
Charlotte left for work early so she could take her time walking.

Charlotte enjoys going on walks early in the morning. The air is fresh and it's so peaceful.
It clears her mind preparing her for the long work day ahead.

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