Alone At Last
Blake had left a few minutes earlier and Tori was left alone in her spotless house. She picked p her book and finished off the last fifty pages. It took her an hour and when she did finish, she traveled to the kitchen and dialed Dustin's number.
The slight beeping sound of the busy signal echoed in her head. Dustin was trying to get a hold of Hunter but was unsuccessful and Tori did not know why the line was busy. It was never busy. Tori threw the phone on the floor and listened to the case crack under the force. She smiled at what she had done. Tonight was the night, if no one would help her, she would help herself.
It was the perfect night to do what she had to do. Blake would come home and break down, she was sure of it. He would see her start to release her hand from the handle and hang there, in the kitchen, dangling from her neck.
Tori ran through the house to the garage and grabbed a rope. She started to tie a specific knot with a loop big enough to wrap around her neck. She attached it to the ceiling fan in the kitchen and admired the work of the dangling rope.
The phone rang as Tori was trying to find a piece of paper. She debated whether or not to answer it and decided that she better. Maybe it was Blake, coming to the realization that he needed to apologize and come home sober for once.
It was not Blake but it was someone who could help her. It was Dustin.
"Hey Tor, decided to call you, is he there?"
"No, he left a couple hours ago." Tori replied.
"You sure you don't want to stay here for the night, maybe it'll change something." Dustin suggested.
"Tonight's the night, I have a feeling something will be different." Tori grinned to herself. "I don't think he'll be able to hurt me tonight, I'll talk to him and if he doesn't listen, I'll hide in the bathroom until he passes out so I can run to you then, okay?"
"Okay, I guess you can take care of yourself, alright, I'll call you in the morning then."
"Thanks for caring, I'll be expecting it." Tori replied.
"Talk to you later, bye." Dustin smiled to himself and Shane.
"Bye." Tori said and hung the phone up.
She moved back to her chair and began to write. She finished the note a few minutes before Blake's car door was heard outside. She set the white piece of paper on the table and opened the door. Her plan changed but only in a small way and she had changed it.
Blake pushed her into the front hallway. Tori stumbled to the ground. If she was going to die, she would at least prove to Hunter that he was abusive before she was put into the ground. She stayed on the floor as Blake pulled her by the head into the kitchen. He was too drunk to notice the rope and note but he was not too drunk to hit her on the nose. He broke it and punched her in the stomach. Tori was falling unconscious but she gathered up enough strength to stand up.