Changes

Chapter One

**Riley’s POV**

Ben and I have been together for a year, he’s a year older than me. I’m sixteen. Our relationship was great, he seemed perfect- he’d surprise me or just be around when I needed him but three months ago things changed with him and our relationship hasn’t been the same.

Three months ago, Ben changed, it was like something snapped, he quit soccer and abandoned all of his friends and he began to scare me. I should have left three months ago when this all started but I thought it was just a phase and that he would be the Ben that I fell for but here we are. Ben started drinking, he became angry and would punch things, he’d never hit me but he had come close. That’s why tonight I am going to his house to break up with him, I love him but I’m scared of him, its funny how the heart is.

After school, I went home and got changed then did some things; it was Friday night so I told mum that I was going to Ben’s and I’d be late home which she was fine with. I decided to walk to Ben’s house which was only fifteen minutes away; it was a mild night. When I got to Ben’s house I knocked on the door, he answered, I knew instantly that he was already drinking but I also knew that I had to end the relationship now.

“Can I come in? We need to talk”, I asked

“Fine, what do we need to talk about?”, Ben half said, half slurred

I replied, “Us” and sat down.

He nodded and proceeded to sit down beside me.

I continued to talk, “Ben, we have been together for a year but lately you have changed. The drinking, it’s not you. You get angry and it’s scary. You quit soccer and lost all your friends. I don’t know you anymore, you are not the Ben I fell for. That’s why I can’t be with you anymore. I’m sorry.”

“Wait, you’re breaking up with me bitch”, Ben said

“Yes”, I whispered as I noticed the anger rise in his eyes

Ben stood, towering over me, beginning to yell “You think you can break up with me. Actually, you know what, GO, I don’t care, you won’t even have sex with me. There are plenty of girls that are willing to bang me. Hell plenty already have. You really think I was going to wait for you Riley.”

By now, I was terrified, he was right in my face yelling at me. I wish I had bought one of my brothers with me now. I went to stand up to leave when he grabbed me by the wrist. I was slammed up against the wall hitting the back of my head and before I knew it, he punched me in the face whilst his other hand was around my throat squeezing. After he punched me, he stopped almost as if he realised what he had just done. As soon as he released me, I slid down the wall in shock and trying to regain my breath before getting up and running out of the house as fast as I could.