Seeking Love *completed*

Letting Go

Edith
"Shut up! Shut up crying!"

With every cry I let out another blow followed. My face numbed with pain and my side ached.

"Bitch! Stupid, pathetic, useless bitch!"

At this point I didn't know which one hurt more. Seeing the man I love and married degrading me or being hit repeatedly by him. I tried to curl myself into a ball to block some of the blows.

Why did I have to be home?

Larc picked me up to haul my beaten body upstairs. I began to cry as I knew what awaited me there.

Please Zander come home and save me. I'm scared and alone.

Larc shoved me inside the dark room before slamming the door shut. He began pulling at my clothes as I tried to pull away from him. He grabbed me by the shoulders and pushed me hard down onto the bed and crawled on top. He wrapped one of his large hands around my neck making it hard to breathe. I choked out crys for him to stop causing him to tighten his grib. I tried to flench away from him and wiggle my way free from underneath him but it did not good. After a few Minutes I gave up and became paralyzed as I let my mind drift away from what was happening.

It'll be over soon, it always is. Zander will be home in a few minutes and tomorow we will get to spend the while day together. Everything will be okay. It'll all work out. Larc doesn't mean all the awful things he does. He's just not himself. Everything will be okay.

Next day....
Edith

"Edith? What are you doing up so early?"

I heard Zander calling for me as he walked across the lawn to where i was at. I didn't sleep last night. I laid there awake staring out the bedroom window at the moon. By the time I saw the sun beginning to peek out I went ahead and got up. I couldn't stand to lay there beside Larc any longer.

"Couldn't sleep anymore." I mumbled not looking his way. I didn't want him to see my face.

"Are you okay?"

I silently nodded my head still looking away from him.

Please Zander just go away. I don't have the energy to talk about this.

He stood behind me for a few minutes before walking around so he was standing it front of me. I lowered my head in attempt to hide but it was too late.

"Why!" Zander growled out at me.

I focused on the grass in front of me avoiding his question. He knelt down and tilted my chin upward forcing me to look at him.

"Why do you put up with this! Why do you keep letting him do this to you. Look at your face for God's sake!"

I could see the tears swelling in his eyes. At the sight of them I couldn't hold mine back any longer. I closed my eyes as sobs escaped from my mouth. Zander let out a heavy sigh before letting go of my face. I could hear him pacing in front of me while I tried to control my breathing. I promised myself last night that I couldn't shed anymore tears over Larc.

Zander stopped and came over to sit beside me.

"Will you reconsider my offer of us leaving together? It drives me crazy seeing this happen to you."

"My sweet Zander, I love you, but you know we can't. It's too dangerous. He will kill us before we could get out of the state." I watched the last glimmer of hope fade out of his eyes.