India In The Hustle

Chapter 6

INDIA

"I'm sorry Indie. It won't happen again." Brandon said coming up to me kissing my cheek as I winced in pain.

"Okay." I said as he smiled pulling something out his pocket. Looking at it he showed me a jewelry box.

"I brought you something baby." He said opening it as I saw a diamond necklace.

"I have to go to work tonight so don't wait up." He said after he putting the necklace on me. Kissing my lips as he grabbed his keys walking out the house. Unhooking the necklace throwing it across the room as I pulled my knees up to my chest.

Three months of this he said he changed I thought he did, but in reality he didn't. Lies after lies I was told every day the hand came across my face. Punches being thrown towards me. Being distant with my family was the hardest. The last time I saw my mom was weeks ago, which was hard in me because I've always been so close to her and now I'm hiding from her.

This is a roller coaster for me every time I starts dating someone they are always abusive towards me. My high school boyfriend, my college finance and now Brandon. Every last one of them put their hands on me. They start off caring for me, then one time they think you messed up it do some bad the punches come.

Looking at the time seeing it was six in the evening. I went upstairs to change my clothes. I need to go see the one person I could face.

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Ringing the doorbell as I pushed my sunglasses more to my face, but carefully I had a black eye and I was in so much pain.

"India." My grandmother said as she opened the door taking a look at Mr as I slightly smiled.

"Hi granny." I said as she opened the door wider for me to come in as I walked inside her house.

"You came to talk." She asked me as I nodded my head as I followed behind her walking inside the kitchen.

"Where is Papa." I asked I didn't need him here while I talked to her. I think he was worse than my daddy.

"He went to the horse show with his friends." She said putting a cup of tea in front of me.

"Why you keep letting him do this to you." She said sitting down across from me.

"I don't know granny." I said wiping my face.

"You got to know Love any no way you don't know." She said sliding over cookies.

"Every relationship I get in it's always abusive. They start off good, but then turn quickly." I said.

"I talked to Candice. She said you been distant from everyone for the past two months." She said as I put my head down in shame.

"I don't want them to worry about me all the time. It's always something with me that I need them to come save me. I feel like I'm their trouble child." I said looking at her.

"Love it's your parents job to worry about you get that through your head. No one is going to judge you at all Love. Its isn't their place to judge." She said.

"You can't let these little boys do this to you Love. You are not a punching bag. Men are not supposed to put their hands on their girlfriend or wife. You grew up in a house where your dad never put his hands in your mother. You are so independent. You don't need anyone to define you. Start thinking about India Westbrooks and what's best for her. Starting now." Sh said handling me some tissue as I nodded my head. She was right it was time for me to work on myself.

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Packing the last of my stuff as I zipped my suitcase picking it up. I was leaving some stuff here, but I didn't care. I just needed to get out of here. Leaving out the room walking down the room hearing the front door open making me stop in my tracks.

"Baby where are you?" Brandon screamed as I bit the corner of my lips walking down the steps as I came face to face with him.

"What all this." He asked looking at the bags in my hands.

"Brandon I can't do this anymore." I said trying to walk away but he stopped me.

"You think you leaving me." He said laughing in my face. I could've sworn his eyes change color.

"You leaving me huh." He asked slapping me making me fall to the floor.

"Brandon stop." I screamed in pain as I felt his foot connect to my stomach making me cough.

"You ain't going nowhere have you lost your mind." He said grabbing my hair dragging me across the floor punching me in the face.

"Brandon please." I begged him feeling him messing with my clothes.

"I thought you would've learned the last time trying to leave me." He said trying to take my shirt off.

"Stop it." I screamed slapping him across the face as I tried to get up but failed when he stomped me in my stomach.

"Bitch." He said kicking me as I pulled my knees to my chest trying to block the hits.

"Nigga you want to hit someone." I heard someone said as I watched Brandon fall to the floor.

"You coward nigga you hit women hit me." I couldn't see out of my eyes due to then being swollen.

"Odell get India. I got this." By that voice I know it was Morgan. Feeling myself being lifted off the ground.

"Morgan she need to go the hospital." I heard Odell said as I heard Brandon screaming out in pain.

"I about to kill this nigga man. Take her to the hospital." Morgan said hearing Brandon screaming loud.

"Baby girl you gotta stay awake." I heard Odell say before I blacked out.

India and Odell in the multimedia.