By: Jezzelle
Based off: Inside My Head by Megg&&Dia
"Ow! Please! Don't!" I yell, my voice raspy from all the tears. He is standing above me with a knife. Let's go back to where it all started.
"Well, hello there." A man turned to me.
"Umm.. Hi." I smile. "I'm Lace." I hold out a hand.
He takes it and smiles. "I'm Luke."
"Coffee with a double shot of expresso!" a woman at the counter shouts with my coffee.
I grab it and turn back to Luke. "I have to get to work. I grab a small piece of paper from my black snake pattern looking purse and a pen. I quickly write my number. "Call me? Maybe?" I smile and hand it to him, walking out the door. Back to the cafè. I sighed. I hated being a waitress. I got in my uniform and hurried to my tables. "Hello! I'm Lace and I'll be your sever today. Can I start you off with any drinks?"
"I'll have a Sprite!" the little boy called out, with engery and happiness.
After the family order I hang up the order and go to the next table, then the next, then the next. Well, until the shift was over. I walked home that night. I looked at my cell phone for missed calls and messages. My phone read:
2 NEW MESSAGES
I pushed ignore. Then my phone read:
1 NEW VOICEMAIL
I pushed ignore. My phone read:
1 MISSED CALL
I looked at the messages and calls. They were all the same number. It was probably Luke. I smiled at this. I looked at the messages:
Hey. It's Luke. Is this Lace? Just checking for your number...(;
It's Luke. Again. I hope this is Lace. I'm going to get a beer or two at Sours. If you want to join, I'll be going there around 8? I hope to see you there.
I look at the clock. It was 6:57. I could hurry and get ready in time for a drink. I ran in the shower and hurried out. I dried my hair, did it in a messy ponytail, put on some pretty simple makeup, and put on a tight purple silky dress that was a little higher than my knees. I looked at the time. It was 7:34. It took about ten minutes to get to Sours. I got my phone and texted him:
I'll be there(:
Within seconds I got a text from Luke:
Great. See you then.
I waited for time to go by, once it did I got in my car and drove to Sours. I haven't dated in so long. This was exciting for me. Once I got there I looked around for Luke. I didn't see him anywhere. I sat down and got a drink. I sipped on it every few seconds. Luke arrived. He had a few friends with him. They were laughing. He came towards me, "This is Jacob, Andrew, and Matt." He pointed to each of his friends. "Hey.. I was suppose to get you a drink."
He already seemed drunk. I could smell it in his breath too. "Are you drunk?"
He says, "I have been to two other bars tonight with my pals already. Maybe." Luke falls on me.
I push him off and get out my chair. I finish my drink and walk away. He grabs my arm and yanks be back, "Where you goin?"
"Let go of me!" I scream, yanking my arm back, but his arm is too tight.
"Dude! Stop that." Matt says. He is fully sober looking. I can't smell anything on him either.
I run out of the bar. I get into my car and cry, slightly. I receive a text:
I'm sorry about Luke. It's Matt. Someone had to not drink and I'm that person. I knew something bad would happen. Again, I'm so sorry. He usually isn't like this. He deserves another chance. Maybe?
One chance. That's all he gets. One more chance. That's what I told myself over and over again. He only gets one more chance. One. No. I lied to myself over and over again. I was going to be dead one day from the beatings. One day.