Broken

Allure

I need to get away. Greg has abused me for the last time. I looked over at his sleeping body. He seemed so peaceful. It's hard to believe this same man just hours ago just beat me and then forced me to have sex with him. Good thing he used condoms. I try to move, but the pain in my mid region slows my movements. This is my one opportunity to get away. So with that resolve I push past the pain and force my clothes on my body and head for the door.
Out on the street, I force one leg in front of the other. I just needed to get away. If Greg ever catches up to me, he'll kill me. He had told me as much before when I tried to dump him. I remember that day like it just happened, even though it's been three years. We had met when I went out with my friends to celebrate graduation from college. He had bought me a drink at the bar and we started dating soon after. Then, I started to notice some things about him that were immediate red flags. He was always drinking and when he drunk he became very hands on. He hated when guys stared at me in public, he was very jealous. The thing that really bugged me though, was when he started just showing up to my job unexpectedly.
So I decided, it was time to sever the ties, but Greg was not having that. I was trying to be conscious of his feelings so I went to his home and sat down with him and I just explained that I thought we should see other people. I was hoping he'd understand and I'd be on my way. Instead he grabbed me by the neck and threw me into the wall. I started to scream, but he put his hand over my mouth. He told me then that I belonged to him. That he had invested too much time into us for me to just think I could up and leave. He said he would hunt me down and kill me if I ever tried to leave him.
My current injuries are the result of my most recent attempt at leaving him. I was running up the street in the middle of the fall barefoot with no coat. I was determined to escape him for good this time. With every step I took, I felt adrenaline surge through my bones. I needed to escape. I had to. "Allure, get back here!" I heard in the distance, and panic rose in my throat. I ran into the road. I would die before I would succumb to him ever again. Just then, I see a limo approaching and I wave my arms ecstatically. That's when it all goes black.