Real Love (Book I)

Chapter 1

Time To Leave...

Aaliyah's P.O.V

It's 12:00 a.m. and I had just got home from hanging out with some friends at a club . I walked up the stairs then walked down the hallway to our room. As soon as I walk in, I notice my boyfriend walking up to me with a look of anger on his face.

"Stop!", I shouted as he forcefully grabbed my arm and slammed me into a wall.

"Shut up! So where you been? Huh? Why are you home so late?!", he yelled as he tightened his grip on my arm.

"I was out with the girls! I'm a grown woman , you don't control me!!", I screamed trying to break free of his tight, painful grip.

"I think you've been cheating. Yeah... that's what you've been doing, right? RIGHT?!", he asked .

As I was about to respond to his claims I noticed a familiar smell on his breath.

"John... you've been drinking again haven't you?", I asked softly.

"You didn't answer my question.", he said in an angry but low tone.

"You have. I knew it...", I let my sentence trail off.

"Don't turn this around on me! You the one who been cheating! Why though?! Answer me!", he screamed as he shook me.

Then he let go slamming against the wall and walked away towards our closet. I stood at the wall still trying to figure out what he was doing. I watched him closely and realized what he was doing. I ran across the room trying to reach the bedroom door.

Before I could make it, he grabbed me and gave me a harsh look. Next thing I know I was on the bed and I was screaming in pain as the belt hit my body each time.

*30 minutes later*

I'm sitting here crying trying to figure out how I should get out of here. This man is crazy. This is not the man I fell in love with. The man that I loved promised to never hurt me nor put me in harms way. But here I am once again. Crying after one of his many beatings. Why do I stay? I still love him. But I've finally had enough. I gotta get out of here. I can't live this way anymore.

Since John decided to leave out the house, I took this time to pack up some of my things really quick. I had to hurry up because I didn't know when he would be back. I grabbed a suitcase, went to my closet, and just threw whatever I could into them. I then went to my drawer, pulled it out from my dresser completely, and dumped everything in it into the suitcase.

I grabbed my purse and the suitcase and ran out the room and down the stairs. I quickly rushed out the doors of the house and hopped in my car. I started driving away without even thinking. Where was I gonna go? I've got it. I'll just go to Jalice's house.