Stars to Your Universe- Awsten Knight (Book 2 of On the Road)

Chapter Seven

"Don't call me crazy." Tears fell softly from my eyes.

"Well you are! You're fucking quitting your job and going to Morocco for a month and telling me that you don't want to be with me." Tom looked at me in disgust.

"I can't do all of this anymore. I'm on the edge of another breakdown!" I turned the heads of the people around us.

"What the fuck have I done to make you breakup with me? Is this because I got mad at you because of the whole directions thing?" I looked at him and felt nothing anymore.

"You're a fucking dick to me. You treat me like shit, apologise and expect me to forgive you." I sighed. I hadn't even touched my coffee.

"Like you're not a dick to me. I text you and you leave me on read and don't talk to me for days. You use your mental health as an excuse when you flip out at me and you make me feel guilty about all of your problems." I shook my head and stood up, grabbing my jacket and walking out.

I've had enough of him and his shit. I can be a bitch sure but it's like he thinks my mental health is just a product of my imagination.

The Starbucks was only a few minutes walk from my flat so I headed back, tears streaming from my eyes.

I shakily put my keys in my door and unlocked it. I grabbed another bin bag and started to throw all of Tom's clothes in it. I threw in the books he had bought for my birthday and tied it up, chucking it towards the door.

Suddenly, I heard my door handle rattle and my door open. Shit I forgot to lock it. I stopped crying and grabbed big chunk of salt crystal I had in my room, to protect myself.

"Isla!" I heard Tom's angry voice. I sighed in relief putting the crystal down, before my anxiety flared up again.

"What the fuck are you doing?!" Tom walked into my bedroom, where I was sat on the floor holding my knees.

I didn't reply.

"Stand up, for fuck sake!" I shook my head and held my knees tighter.

"You're acting like a toddler!" He grabbed my wrist trying to pull my arms away from gripping my legs. I held on tighter and he gave up, but probably gave me a bruise in the process.

"Isla, I swear to god of you don't stand up and talk to me..." his voice was scarily calm and threatening. I shook my head and buried it in my knees.

"Fine!" I heard him say, thinking he had walked away. But I felt his hand wrap around my hair as he pulled me up by it. I screamed at the excruciating pain of clumps of my hair ripping out of my scalp.

"Tom! Stop! Please!" I sobbed, wobbly standing up. He let go of his vice like grip of my hair. I clutched my scalp to try and soothe the throbbing.

"Oh, stop being so dramatic!" He shook his head at me.

"What do you fucking want?" I screamed.

"For you to tell me why you're breaking up with me. Did you think I'd just sit there and except it when we've spent six months together?!" His words made me wince.

"I don't love you!" I sobbed into my palms, too scared to look at him.

"A few days ago you did!" He said accusingly.

"I'd been convincing myself I did."

"Is there another guy?" He shouted, I felt his spit against my face.

"No." I said weakly.

"Is there another fucking guy?!" He shouted louder getting closer to me, until I was backed against the wall with no way to escape.

"No!" I shouted this time.

"I don't believe you. Give me your phone." He demanded trying to get my phone from my back pocket but I pressed myself against the wall so he couldn't get it.

"Just because you cheated, doesn't mean I am!" I shouted back trying to push him off me.

I saw his hand raise, I felt as if my life was in slow motion, I clenched my eyes together and felt the sting of his hand against my cheek. A soft whimper fell from my lips.

He managed to get my phone from my pocket when I was in a state of shock and unlock it.

"You've been talking to your ex! You're a fucking whore! Don't you dare sit on your high horse and make me feel shit about some girl, who meant nothing to me, when you've been having hour long phone calls to your ex! Oh and his bandmate as well! You really like to get around don't you. I bet you've fucked the whole band and every one of their friends as well!" He spat the words at me like venom.

"It's not like that." I fell to the floor.

"So you barely ever want to fuck me but you want to fuck all of them!" He threw my phone across the room at the wall.

"No! Please, it's really not like that! They're just my friends." I cried.

"Wasn't Jake your friend? You still fucked him after your breakup with your ex!" He started to pace around the room frantically.

"It wasn't just some hook up though! He was there for me through a really shit time and I trusted him." I defended myself.

"You're just a no good slut!" He screamed in my face.

"I've only ever slept with three fucking people! You included." I cried.

"I never want to see you again!" He looked at me in disgust.

"Good! Leave and take your things with you! They're by the front door." I screamed back at him. I hung my head and flinched when I heard the door slam, instantly breaking down when I knew he had left.

I stood up, almost falling over in the process, and went to find my phone. I picked it up and sobbed at the smashed screen. I unlocked it, getting small shards of glass in my fingertips, and called the only person I knew would be able to help.

"Hello?" Her cheery voice made me cry even heavier. "Isla, are you okay?"

"No." I croaked out between my sobs.

"What's happened?" Her cheery voice now turned to a soft gentle tone.

"Can you come and get me?"

"Of course, where are you?" She asked concerned.

"My flat. Please come as quickly as you can." I begged.

"I'll be 15 minutes, hold on. I'm getting in the car now. Do you want me to stay on the phone?" I heard her keys jangle.

"N-no it's okay. I-I'm just gonna get some clothes together."

*****
As soon as I opened the door and saw her warm smile I burst out into sobs and fell into her arms.

"It's okay." She soothed me by stroking my hair. My scalp still sting from where Tom pulled at my hair.

"Thank you, Hannah. This means so much to me." I wiped my tears away from my red hot cheeks.

"Don't worry about it. Come on let's go." I nodded and grabbed my overnight bag.