Well That Was Fast...

Going Nowhere Fast

I'd let him back in. He sent me flowers, told me he was sorry.... And I had believed that. He progressively got worse as the days turned into weeks. It was like he wasn't the man I knew anymore. At first it was just a temper, soon he threw and broke things in anger, not long after he had started to grab and hold me like the first time.

Then he hit me.

Actually hit me. Put a hand up and slapped me. I didn't deserve the anger that had provoked it at all, I accidentally put one of his work shirts into the dryer that was supposed to be hung. The morning after when he went to put it on, it was too small around the bicep area. That's when he hit me. Up until this point there were cracks leaking out this behavior and suddenly the dam broke. After that he started striking me whenever it tickled his fancy or he was angry.

One of these nights he was staying over because he had work really early and didn't have time to go home. Plus my house was closer. I dropped a plate accidentally, shattering it totally. He chased me down, pinning me against the wall by a hand around my throat. I must have screamed loudly enough for the neighbors to hear and one of them must have called the police because they were at my door knocking within minutes. Garfield let go of me and commanded me to act natural while answering the knocking. I did my best out of fear for him, but the three men on the other side of the door saw right through me. I heard them speaking before I opened the door.

"Now we have to be careful, the neighbors said this has been going on for a while." The first voice said.

"Do you think this is a domestic violence case?" The second voice asked.

"I hope not, they said this girl is fresh out of high school," the final voice answered.

I opened my door smiling to cover my shaking, "Hello officers, what can I do for you?"

The oldest of the trio stepped forward slightly and whispered, "Come with us, don't say anything to him."

I gave a simple nod, grabbing my hoodie before slipping away silently with the officers.