The day was October 15th, 2012. I had finally freed myself from him. I was fourteen years old and just started my first year of high school. Everything seemed perfect at the time but that changed when I met him. His name was Dave. He wasn 't tall like most guys. He was short and a little chubby on the belly. His thin, brown hair and light brown eyes looked boring. The thick, black glasses he wore matched his perfectly round face. Although his features appeared this way, he was very charismatic. I found all those characteristics appealing in a way. He was four years older than I was. Something that never crossed my mind then. Regardless of the age difference between us, I fell for him anyways.
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He would constantly say to me, “I 'll love you forever. You 're mine. You can 't leave.” His voice that once sounded like an melodic angel turned into a haunting demon. I thought he was joking about the leaving part so I paid no attention to it. I should 've left when I had the chance. He changed. Over and over I was taken advantage of. Controlled by his words and isolated by his commands I no longer had a body that was mines alone. Physically I was being abused and mentally I was dead. Shattered like broken glass with no will to be put back together. My eyes that were once filled with color became lifeless. I was chained like a dog on a leash. Nowhere to run, or so I …show more content…
This time my voice did not shake with fear. I looked into Dave’s eyes fiercely and waited for him to see my hurting soul. Then I spoke.
“I said I’m leaving you.” I confidently announced.
Dave sat there on his bed contemplating about my words. He looked at me but this time his eyes had softened. His face had become lost with depression. I stood there with sweat dripping down face, my palms wet from my nervousness, and my heart still pounding. There was silence.
“Give me another chance. I promise I won 't hurt you.” Dave sweetly said.
I laughed a little inside by his words. I turned away from Dave walking towards the bedroom door. As I reached for the doorknob, I found myself pausing in my tracks. My hand moments away from freedom. I straighten myself up and spoke to Dave for one last time.
“I’ve given you so many chances yet you managed to mess up every single one of them. I’m not giving you another one. This is goodbye.” I said.
Then I walked out of his nightmarish room and never turned back once to look at him. For over a year I was trapped by his web. Now that I have broken free from it I was finally content. Something I never knew I could acquire without having another companion. With this past experience of mine, I had found my self-worth through
What I thought was love turned into a nightmare …show more content…
He would constantly say to me, “I 'll love you forever. You 're mine. You can 't leave.” His voice that once sounded like an melodic angel turned into a haunting demon. I thought he was joking about the leaving part so I paid no attention to it. I should 've left when I had the chance. He changed. Over and over I was taken advantage of. Controlled by his words and isolated by his commands I no longer had a body that was mines alone. Physically I was being abused and mentally I was dead. Shattered like broken glass with no will to be put back together. My eyes that were once filled with color became lifeless. I was chained like a dog on a leash. Nowhere to run, or so I …show more content…
This time my voice did not shake with fear. I looked into Dave’s eyes fiercely and waited for him to see my hurting soul. Then I spoke.
“I said I’m leaving you.” I confidently announced.
Dave sat there on his bed contemplating about my words. He looked at me but this time his eyes had softened. His face had become lost with depression. I stood there with sweat dripping down face, my palms wet from my nervousness, and my heart still pounding. There was silence.
“Give me another chance. I promise I won 't hurt you.” Dave sweetly said.
I laughed a little inside by his words. I turned away from Dave walking towards the bedroom door. As I reached for the doorknob, I found myself pausing in my tracks. My hand moments away from freedom. I straighten myself up and spoke to Dave for one last time.
“I’ve given you so many chances yet you managed to mess up every single one of them. I’m not giving you another one. This is goodbye.” I said.
Then I walked out of his nightmarish room and never turned back once to look at him. For over a year I was trapped by his web. Now that I have broken free from it I was finally content. Something I never knew I could acquire without having another companion. With this past experience of mine, I had found my self-worth through