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my boyfriend, ethan, and i are hanging out, cuddling on his bed
lately, my mentally abusive ex has been texting me. i haven't told ethan. not because i'm going back with my ex, i'm not responding, but because i know ethan will freak out. i haven't blocked my ex because i'm scared of what he will do
"hey, ima use the bathroom real quick," i said to ethan getting up
when i was about to sit back down, ethan said my name with soft eyes, "y/n, why didn't you tell me your ex was texting you again. i know how much he hurt you mentally. you can't go through that again. i don't want to see you go through the pain of him again."
i started getting teary-eyed for two reason; i felt guilty i never told ethan, and i was having flashbacks of my ex. he really did hurt me. he abused me mentally all the time saying stuff like, "you can't leave me. you're the only thing that makes me happy. i would kill myself if we ever broke up." you don't know how hard that is to deal with, unless you've been in the situation. i wanted to be out of the relationship so bad, but i was scared i would cause his death. i found ethan and he helped me build up the courage to break up with him
"ethan," i started, holding back tears, "im sorry. i'm just scared. i know you don't like him. and i didn't want you to hurt him because i'm scared of what he will do back."
"baby," he grabbed my hands, "i won't hurt him. i know how bad of a guy he is. and i don't want him to hurt you. i will always protect you. you don't have to worry. you know you can always talk to me, y/n."
"can we do something about him," i whispered
"we can report him to the poli-," i cut him off
"we can't. that's too far ethan. it's not that serious," i said
"it is though. you are so deathly afraid of him. he's a threat," he explained
"ethan. please. no," i begged
"see. you are really afraid of him. how about this, if he texts you again, we will report him," ethan compromised
"okay," i agreed
