The Abusive Man(EDITING AT THE MOMENT)

CHAPTER 1: GET OUT

I ran down the dark and narrow alleyway, that was littered with trash. My blonde hair that had been styled to absolute perfection this morning, was now a mess blowing in the nights breeze.The September breeze was cold,but the cold was the least of my worries..

There was blood on my hands..Blood of the man that I had just married a few hours previous. Blood of the man that has been making my life a living hell for two years.

Dead or Alive? I didn't know the answer to that question. I hit him hard enough, but I didn't wait around long enough to find out if I had killed him. I need to put distance between us now,as much distance that I can. Jesus Christ! I don't even know where I'm going to go. But staying here isn't an option for me anymore.

In a single bathroom at the bus station, I looked in the dirty floor lenght mirror at myself. I saw the face of a girl I didn't recognise. I didn't feel like the Emilia Darcy that I once knew. Before I met Liam I had so much vision and hope for my future, despite the shit hand that life had given me.

I thought he was my Saviour..But he wasn't!

He wasn't a saviour at all. He was a coward and a Bully. He moulded me into a woman haunted by fear. I was living every day in fear of him. I am the woman who's going to be looking over her shoulder for the rest of her life..ALL BECAUSE OF HIM!!

I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE WRONG MAN..THE ABUSIVE MAN!!
I walked out of the Gas station with a new phone in hand,a phone that couldn't be traced. I dialed Claire's number,the number that I had memorised if this exact reason. Thankfully she answered after 3 rings, just hearing her voice had the hot tears rolling down my cheeks.

Pull yourself together,Emilia. But that was merely impossible.

[PHONE CALL]"Hello"

[PHONE CALL]"Claire.."I sniffed back tears."It's me..It's Emilia!"As I cried outside the bus station I noticed that I had drawn some attention. People were watching my emotional display.

[PHONE CALL]She gasped."Milly!Oh My God!! Please,Tell me that you did the right thing and got the hell out of there?"

[PHONE CALL]"I'm at the bus station. I didn't know what to do-I don't know where to go?"Another bus pulled into the station,the bright light causing me to turn in the opposite direction.

[PHONE CALL]"It's okay,Emmy! Listen,I have a cousin in LA. Her name is Michelle. I want you to buy a ticket and go there,call me back when you check into a motel."

[PHONE CALL]"Okay."I wiped the tears from my eyes with the sleeve of my coat."Do you think he's still alive,Claire?"

[PHONE CALL]"I don't know. But he can't find you if you leave now,if you're carful.You're away from him now..Think of this like a fresh start."

[PHONE CALL]I glanced through the window onto the bus station and saw that there wasn't many in there."I should go. I'll call you when I get to LA. Thank you, Claire."

[PHONE CALL]"You're welcome,Hon! Talk soon."

After hanging up the phone with Claire I shut my phone off and bought a one way ticket to Los Angeles. A one way ticket to my new life!! I stood in line amongst other passengers,waiting to board the bus.I could feel the anxiety build up within me having that few moments alone to think about the events off tonight.

What if he's not dead?

What if that PRICK is already out there looking for me?

I think Liam might just kill me if he gets his hands on me again,strangle me to death or possibly beat me until he was satisfied. More of a part of me would rather him dead than go back to that misery of a life.