Stone Cold Heart

♡ Chapter 8 ♡

A week later I was at home cleaning and listening to music. Scott was at work thank god. It was 12 in the afternoon. I heard a knock on the door. Mac was at school so I can have silence. I opened it and saw that it was Richard. I was blushing but scared at the same time. He said, "Hey Marie I just really wanted to see you again."
    "Oh.... what are you doing here...how did you find where I lived?"
    "I asked your mom." How dare she!!! And she wonders why I don't go over there often.
    "Oh...uh...you shouldn't be here, it's a bad idea"
    "Why?"
    "You don't understand please go"
    "But I want to have a coffee with you to get to know you"
    "I can't"
    "Why?"
    "I um um...b-busy."
    "With?"
    "Just leave please go away"
            Then I see the next-door neighbor Lizzy look at me. Oh, shit no...I'm dead. Richard left sad. I didn't mean to make him disappointed but I was trying to protect me and him from Scott's wrath. But it's too late for that. Later that night, Scott came home mad he marched up to me and punched me, and yelled
    "What the fuck have I told you, Marie!?"
    "What the fuck are you talking about?"
    "Don't play stupid, Lizzy told me that she saw you with that William guy, earlier today."
    "What no!"
He smacked me "You lying slut you cheated on me with him, didn't you!?"
    "No!"
    "Liar!"
          That night he beat me again I swear if it's not one thing it's always another. I swear I'm never good enough. The next morning, he said from now on I am on full lockdown, that he got everyone watching if I leave the house. I can't do anything without his consent at all, and I can't even have a phone I have to use the stupid landline, like what do I look like, I'm 23 but damn this is ancient who memorize numbers anymore, that's why iPhones exist. I wanted to call Chassidy, thank god she has kept this number for years so I at least remembered that number.
    "Hello"
    "Hey Chass, I-I can't do this no more, please come and get me things have gone too far and I need your help"
    "What did he do?"
    "He beat me because he thought I was having an affair with that Richard guy"
    "What that's stupid? Why would he think that?"
    "Well he dropped by the other day and he wanted to go on a date but I had to be bitchy to him, but then the next-door neighbor Lizzy, saw us. I honestly think she hates me because she can't have Scott. She thinks I'm stupid I know that she be flirting with my man"
    "Aww that's so sad, I hope Richard understands."
    "Yeah, I hope he does too. But wow, I didn't know she did that"
    "Yeah...I'm so serious though. Marie, you have to get out of there by tonight"
    "Okay, what's the plan?"
          Just when she was about to tell me, I suddenly I heard footsteps come in the back of my and I turned around and it was Scott, he snatched the phone away from me and held it to his ear and said "She isn't going anywhere even if you tried, bitch."
Then he slammed the phone on her. He shoved me onto the floor and started kicking me and punching me and yelling
    "Didn't I tell you not to tell anyone!?"
    "It's only her"
    "So, what!?"
            He was kicking my ribs and legs. He didn't think that was enough so he took off his belt and whipped me with the belt that had leather and metal ring holes. When he felt exhausted, he stopped. I had a swollen red and purple belt whelp print going up my left thigh, and the same ones on my arms. I don't think my body can handle any more pain, everything hurts, physically, mentally, and emotionally. When Scott was fully asleep, I took the house phone and dialed Chassidy's number. I couldn't hold any crying I just burst into tears but whispered making sure not to awake Scott.
    "Chass please come and help me, he beat me again but worst"
    "What did he do?"
    "He beat me with a leather and metal belt. I have prints on my arm and leg. And he kicked my stomach and rib."
    "Okay, I'll be there in two minutes. Where are you?"
    "Living room couch"
    "OMG...ok don't go to the room don't grab anything but your phone. Better yet call 911"
    "No, I can't he'll kill me...literally"
    "Okay, go to the front step and wait there. I'll come and get you"
    "Okay"
          I could hear her voice crack like she was holding back tears. She hung up; I could barely walk but I got to the door I opened it quietly. Sit on the step with Mackenzie on my lap sleeping. A minute later I saw Chassidy race down the street and stopped the car. She got out quickly and carefully picked up mac and put her in the car, then me, and took us into the car. We drove off to her house. We got there quickly she laid me down on the couch. Mac was put in Chassidy's bed for the time being. When she came down, she said "Now let me get the first aid kit"
    "Okay," My voice was so hollow. She came back and said "Okay let me see what he did to you"
          I lifted my shirt. She saw the big purple and dark red bruise on my rib, lower stomach, and hips. She was in shock at the sight. She took the ace bandage and wrapped it around my abdomen. It has Neosporin on it so it should heal the bruise. Then she saw my arm and it had a big belt whelp on it was bleeding a bit. She took gauze and put alcohol on it. I jerked back and said in fright "No no no no, don't"
    "I have to clean it up"
    "No"
    "I have to Marie"

        She slowly put the gauze on my wound and taped it, I filched at the burning. Then she put a sponge cloth on it and wrapped it up. Then I lifted up my skirt and she saw the same whelp two different times on my thighs, she burst into tears
    "Marie promise me you won't go back to him"
    "I-I love him and he loves me and I know that this is bad but we are just going through something right now...we will be a family soon"
    "He is manipulating you into thinking the abortion was your fault and he is using that to weaken you. Marie, he is a bad man"
    "Stop saying that!"
    "It's true, a loving husband would never do this to you"
    "How would you know, you never even got married once in your life, so don't tell me how my husband is treating me"
    "I understand that you have gone through a lot, that's not Marie talking that's the hurt talking on defense mode"
    "Can you just do this?"
              She cleaned the others up and wrapped it and she left me alone so I can rest. I didn't mean to spazzed out on her. I hope she forgives me. I closed my eyes for a second, which felt good too, and then I fell asleep. Then I heard a bang on the door, which seemed in rage. Chassidy went to the door and opened it. Someone stepped in and pushed Chassidy against the wall and she hit her head and dropped. I looked to see. Then I see a man in front of me. Oh no.... Scott!