This is just a starter chapter. To give you a taste of what is coming, I don't know if you like it or not. Review and tell me if you like it and want me to continue. You know the drill. And all my other stories are over, I really just lost inspiration for a year or two. You know how it goes, right. Well if you want to get associated with me a little better my tumblr is munrochambers, and my twitter is swearustothesky. So you can catch me hiding out on those lovely sites. Hope you enjoy the story!
CLARE
"Who will love you other than me? Nobody will" Eli growled at me as I cried my eyes out in our room.
"That's not true; I could leave you anytime I want to!" I screamed back at Eli, hoping to show I can't be someone he can walk all over. That earned me a slap in the face. I held my cheek as I continued to cry.
Eli has been doing this for the longest; I can't remember when he started. Some time in high school, right after he graduated and I went to see him in New York. He started getting angry more often, like he was off his meds. Which, he was; you had to be blind not to notice. I loved him so much I didn't want to believe it. Now it is 4 years later, I'm 21, and he's 22.
Eli forced me to move with him to New York, leave my family and friends behind. Keep me abandoned in this house all alone with no friends. Adam moved out to Manhattan so he's not that far, but he wouldn't understand. Nobody would. I loved Eli too much to leave him, even if he hurt me on the daily.
"Eli, I'm sorry I swear I'll do better next time!" I proceeded to beg so Eli would stop hitting me.
"Fine; bitch. Don't let it happen again or I swear to fucking god." I softly cried as I heard his menacing voice threaten me. "O-okay." I swallowed up my tears as I got up from the floor and ran into the bathroom. Look at me, I'm such a mess. I can't keep on living like this, I deserve better.
I slid down the bathroom door as I began to cry more. Eli didn't like to see me cry, he'd get so angry at me if he saw me crying.
"Am I hearing sobs? That better not be what I'm hearing."
I gave him no reply. I cuddled up with myself as I cried myself to sleep on the bathroom floor. Maybe tomorrow would be better. I convinced myself this everyday for the past 4 years.
ELI
My eyes awakened to the bright light shining through the blinds. "Ugh" I groaned to myself. I turned my head slightly to the side to see something missing from my bed. Clare? I thought to myself. My feet hit the cold wooden floor as I walked over to where I remembered her last.
Knock, Knock, Knock
"Clare, are you in there? I'm sorry for last night baby, It won't happen again." I lie to her. I can't control myself anymore, I didn't want to. Clare was the love of my life, and I couldn't risk her leaving me like she did before. I needed her controlled and scared to keep what I wanted. Her love.
I heard the door unlock and saw a small curly haired girl's head peek out of the door.
"What." I heard Clare say in a harsh tone of voice. Shit, she was pissed at me. What did she expect me to do? Not get angry at her for last night. She should have known better. It's like she wants me to keep her in line.
"Get out of there; I want to take you out for breakfast." I'd hope this would lessen the blow of last night. I'd take her out to some fancy place and we'd talk about it and she'd forgive me and then later that night it'd happen again. It's the same old routine, and I didn't mind it.
"I love you babe, don't forget that." I reassured Clare and kissed her on her forehead.
She'd be mine.
Forever.
