Rachel stumbled through the door at five to twelve. She'd been to The Grapes with Kev and Mitch after a long, hard day at work. Pulling on some jeans and a white vest top, she wandered into the kitchen to get a glass of water. Sean appeared in the doorway, "What time do you call this?" he questioned.
God you're not my dad! She thought to herself. "Where have you been?" he pressed.
"Pub Sean is that illegal?" she rolled her eyes and made her way to her room but Sean stopped her.
"That's where you always are Rach! Why can't you just come home after work, spend time with me? You're always with the lads or Janet, why not me?"
Rachel took a step back, "Because you're never bothered Sean! You're never interested and I need time to unwind after work, it's a lot to deal with sometimes!" she tightened her grip on the glass of water she was holding; scared she was going to throw it at him.
"How can you say that, Rach? I am interested!" he shouted, "You're never here; you're the one spending more time with other men than me!"
What the hell had brought this on? Rachel was about to lose it, she could feel it. Keep your nerve, was all she was thinking. "Sean they're not exactly strangers."
"That's not the point, Rachel we're married, don't you think you're supposed to spend some time with me? If you don't want to, why are we even together?"
Rachel dropped her glass, sending tiny shards across the floor. It cut her leg on the way down but she was too shocked to notice, her whole body went numb. How was he saying this? He wasn't interested, ever! He never even seemed to care when she's had a bad day, when she was upset. This was ridiculous! "You are unbelievable!"
"How dare you! You're the one in the wrong, Rach. Just get out. "He pointed towards the door.
Rachel's jaw dropped, "This is my flat! You can't throw me out!"
"NOW!" he shouted, getting more and more angry.
Rachel tried to push past him, she couldn't believe what she was hearing! A drink with her colleagues after work and suddenly she was being chucked out of her own flat! She didn't get very far as Sean pushed her backwards and she landed on the floor, the sharp glass piercing the skin on her back. He pulled her up and pushed her through the flat and out into the rain.
What was she going to do now?
Rachel rummaged in her pockets for her phone. She couldn't call Janet, not again, not this time. She scrolled down her contacts, Kevin. She hit call.
"H, hi Kev, it's Rach, Rachel." her teeth were chattering already.
"Rachel? You alright?"
"I, urm… Sean, Sean chucked me out."
"I'm coming."