She Designed A Life She Loved

Chapter 1

       I hurriedly rush into the dressing room and pull out the make up kit. Im trying to get my make up on so I can cover my black eye that he gave me last night.
      I do not feel like getting a lecture from the girls about how I can do so much better. Well the thing is, I know I can do better, I know I do not deserve what is happening to me but what am I supposed to do?
        You see my boyfriend of 4 years is Branson Mychaels. He is this very powerful attorney that a lot of people worship because he is such a great guy. Well this "great guy" and I met when I was fifteen and he was seventeen. We were good friends for a year when he finally admitted that he liked me and we began a relationship. We had this perfect relationship until his mom passed away from this horrible car accident. His father was already a drunk so to console himself, he just drank more. Thats when everything went bad. He began following in his fathers steps his freshman year in college. The sad thing about him is that seeing him on the streets you would never suspect a thing. He is clean cut and put together. Nobody but me sees the monster he can be. I remember the first night he hit me. He had just graduated college and we were discussing our next move as a couple. He wanted me to quit college and move with him to Washington D.C. I wanted to stay in New York to finish college then find a job there. He did not like that at all. We argued for an hour before I tried to walk away.
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"Look Branson this is going no where. Im just going to go home and we can discuss this when we are both calm." I said then turned around and went to get in my car. All the sudden I was turned around facing him. I was expecting some romantic kiss. You know the one in movies where the girl tried to leave after a fight but the guy kissed her so she would not leave, lets just say this is not a movie. His fingers were digging into my arm and I knew I was not about to be kissed.

"And where do you think you are going babe?" He spat. He was not using that word in the loving way he usually did.

"Im going home. Please let me go, you are starting to hurt me." I said, starting to feel fear for the first time since I had been with him.

"No! Im not letting you go. You are going to Washington and thats final. Do not make me do something I will regret!" I refuse to let him talk to me like this.

"Im not going! You can not make me!" I said as I tore my arms away from his strong grasp. That is when it happened. I felt his fist collide with my face. I rose up from leaning on the car. His demeanor had changed.

"Oh my god babe! I am so sorry! Please, I will go to New York. I will do anything. Just do not leave me. I need you!" He begged and pleaded as he got down on his knees. I loved this man. I had given him everything. I can not leave him because of one mistake.

"Its ok. Just promise me you will not do it again. And that you will stay in New York with me." I stated.

"Anything baby, I will go anywhere, do anything, be anyone you want. I promise. This will never happen again." He says as he raises from the ground to hold me in his arms. And stupid me believed him.  We ended up staying New York. I finished college and by that time Branson wanted to stay here because of an opportunity to open a law firm. I got a job doing make up for fashion shows then one day I was approached by Little Mix's manager. They were needing a new stylist and it payed alot more. I gladly accepted it and thats how I met my four best friends.

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I am pulled from my memories when I hear the girls coming down the hall. I quickly give myself a check over and put away any evidence that I had used the make up.
     I welcomed the girls with hugs and we sat down to discuss their Big World Tour coming up in two weeks. Which meant I had to pull together 5 outfits together for each girl that suited their personalities but the colors did not clash. Easy right?
" Okay now that i have figured out what each of you want I just need to find and buy this stuff." I say as I put my notes away.
"Well if you need any help just ask ok. We know you are going through a hard time." Jade said as she motioned to my black eye, I guess I did not do a good job.
"Do not worry about it. Im fine." I lie. I know it is no use to lie to them but I do anyways.
"Are you planning on leaving him?" Jesy asks.
"Yes, I just do not know how. Im afraid of doing it face to face because lets face it, he will not be happy. But I do not want to take a cowards way out and leave a note."  I say as I feel tears fall down my face. I feel so desperate. I feel like Im drowning in this relationship and I can not find a life raft to help.
"Listen to me Allison," Perrie said, I looked up at her for her to continue, "no way in hell would you be taking the cowards way out. You do what is best for you and your safety. Do you want to come stay with me til tour?"

"Thanks Perrie, but I do not want you to get hurt. I think I will just leave a note. Thats the best way. I will leave him a note right before we leave for tour. Since there is bodyguards with us I will not be so afraid. Anyways did any of you figure out who we are touring with?" I ask trying to change the subject off of me.

"Actually I do," Leigh-anne began, "since we need to draw more people, they decided to combine two of the biggest british bands right now. So ladies we are touring with One Direction." We all look at Perrie. Zayn and her just broke up five months ago due to a cheating scandal. She never forgave him and barely even let him talk to her about it. After the break up Perrie was devastated. She lost a bunch of weight from barely eating and she rarely went out. I think the inly reason she pulled it together is because of this tour but now I am just scared she will loose it if she sees him again. But with Perrie being Perrie she just looks up at us and smiles and says, "Well girls it looks like we have some shopping to do."