The Cry Of Silence

Chapter 1

     Laura stood there looking in the bathroom mirror. She knew Danny didn't mean to hurt her, she was just stressed and Laura overstepped. She already knew she was going to upset when she told her she had to work extra shifts at the studio to train the new girl. Danny didnt like her to leave the house much because she wanted her to be safe from all the bad people. She understood.  She should have waited until Danny had sobered up is all.
     She looked at the tiny bruises on her arms where Danny had grabbed her by the arms.
"I dont want you taking the extra hours Laura. I'll never see you! Do you not wanna spend time with me? I think you should quit the studio and just let me go to work. I can cover the bills." Danny had told her. "Danny, no. I'm not going to quit my job. I need to take the shifts if I wanna get this promotion I'm up for. And I like having my own money." Laura replied, which instantly got her a smack in the face.
    "What do you need money for? Saving for something I don't know about? Are you leaving? Because you know no one would put up with all you're back talk the way I do." The redhead said to the tiny blonde.
    Laura was holding the side of her face. It was still hot and she was sure a handprint had already formed. Still she was more concerned with the fact that Danny thought she would leave her.
    "Of course I'm not gonna leave! I love you! I just like to have money in my pocket is all. Like I want to be able to get lunch when I go on break at work. And you do make excellent money, but you are never here anymore." Laura told her.
    Danny jerked her up by her arms and plopped her down on the couch. "Who's this girl you are going to be training? Is this why you need money? To take HER to lunch?" she questioned.
     The small girl was now staring at the floor holding both of her arms in a loose hug.
"No," she said quietly. "I don't even know who she is. I've never met her. She's transferring from another state. It's only supposed to be for a couple of weeks. Just until she gets used to how the studio works. Please let me do this, I love my job. I always have. I've been there for 3 years now. I don't want to quit." she pleaded with tears in her eyes.
     "Don't cry, thats childish. Keep the damn job, but if things start getting to where I never get to see you, you're quitting. Now go to the bathroom and get cleaned up. You look like shit." Danny said and Laura had immediately left to go to the bathroom that was in their bedroom.
      There was a knock on the bathroom door and she jumped as Danny came through the door. "Hey," she said with a smile. "I just got called into the precinct, they found a body in the lake I guess so I have to go. I'm sorry about the fight. I'm just really stressed out right now. I shouldn't have done it and I won't do it again. You know I love you right?"
     "Yeah," she said. "Love you too." she said as she tasted the bitterness of those words as she really didn't even know if it was true anymore. "Be careful and drive safe," she said as she kissed her girlfriend goodbye and watched her walk out the door. It was one in the morning. Looks like she'd be sleeping alone again. Surprise.
      Laura loved Danny, but she didn't know if she could take much more she could take. She opened the medicine cabinet and pulled out her nerve pills. She is only supposed to take one, but she had upped her dose herself a while back. Now she took 3 at a time. It seemed to work better and it helped her sleep.
      The tiny girl climbed up in their giant bed and thought about what it would be like to have another life. Somewhere else where nobody knew her. Somewhere far away. Her thoughts kept going like that until she finally drifted off to sleep.