The sound of glass hitting the walls echoed throughout the small apartment, followed by a small shriek of fear. Two people currently occupied the apartment, one cowering on the floor, inches away from where the glass hit the wall, and the other standing a few feet away, fuming with anger.
"You! You little-!" The voice roared, slurring at the end, having drunkenly missed a step as they walked towards the tiny figure.
"I-I'm sorry, Johnny! Please! Don't be mad!" The tiny figure whimpered, body crouched down with their head buried into their knees and their arms instinctively covering the top of their head.
"Sorry?! SORRY?! You humiliate me in front of our friends and coworkers and all you can say to me is sorry?!" Johnny screamed, slowly stalking over towards the scared and shaking figure.
He reaches them in 2 long strides, grabbing them by the back of their shirt and lifting them up to his eye level, his blue eyes a dark steel color.
"Look at me...look at me, Faith!"
Their head immediately looks up, dark brown almost black, somewhat slanted, almond shaped eyes looking up into his. Her eyes are wide with fear and anxiety, frightened about her partner's next move.
She cries out in surprise and pain when he roughly slams her back into the wall.
Once.
Twice.
Thrice for good measure.
She finds herself back onto the floor, leaning on her elbows and knees as she sees black spots dot her line of vision, her breaths coming in short bursts of gasps and pants.
"You're a disgrace and an embarrassment to not just me, but to the company as well...but you're lucky that I love you...I only do this so that you would know your place and correct yourself...I know what's best for you, love.." Johnny whispers in an affectionate tone, kneeling down to gently stroke her head.
However, he grabs her by the back of the head, pulling her hair and her head back, eyeing her as she whimpers and pulls at his hand from the pain he was causing her.
"BUT...if you embarrass me like that again...I won't be so forgiving? Understand?"
"I understand, Johnny...I understand...!" Faith sobs.
"Good girl...now let's get some rest, we have a big day tomorrow…"
Letting go of her hair, he leans forward and wipes away her tears, kissing her cheek before standing up and walking away to their bedroom, leaving Faith on the floor to just silently sob and allow the tears to slowly stream down her face.
She couldn't live like this anymore, she just couldn't stand another second being in this hell hole. She had to leave and go somewhere else.
She needed a new life.