Punishment
"Get out of the car."
Abby gets out of the car and follows him into the house. As soon as she shut the door he slapped her and she crumbled to the floor. He pulled her up and slammed her against the wall. With his hand her throat he berates her.
"If you ever pull the crap you pulled tonight again I will beat you so bad you won't recognize yourself. You follow my rules or else."
He let go of her and she slid to the floor gasping for breath. He began to kick her in her side.
"You make me so angry. I don't want to hurt you but you leave me no choice. You just don't listen. I don't ask much of you but you defy me at every turn. Then you openly flirt with Randy fucking Orton. He's probably queer anyway but that doesn't matter. You know you're not to talk to anyone and you talked to him more than once. How do you think that makes me feel? I'll tell you how. It makes me angry. So angry that I can't see straight. So angry that I just want to hurt someone. And guess who that someone is?"
As he says this he pulls Abby to her feet. When she is standing he punches her in the face knocking her unconscious. He leaves her on the floor unconscious and bleeding.
Abby awoke on the floor where had left her. She felt stiff and there was dried blood on her hands and face. She slowly made her way to the bathroom. When she took off her jeans something fell out of the pocket. When she picked it up she realized it was Randy's phone number. Brad must not have seen him slip it into her pocket because he surely would have made her throw it away. Not that she would ever use it but it was something to remind herself that Randy Orton told her she was beautiful. Every time she saw him on TV she felt happy. She tried to make sure Brad didn't notice her mood change when Randy was on the screen. Just knowing he was in the world and one night helped her off the ground made her life liveable.