You Promised

"Damn, this house is so freaking big. How rich is your husband again." "Oh, I don't know really rich I guess." After she says that we both burst out laughing. "Well are you going to give me a tour of this house?" "Oh um yea so let's go to the kitchen first OK." "Kay" I agree, well this is going to be fun I say in my head sarcastically.

We walk a little ways and then we stop into this beautiful modern art-deco themed kitchen. "Wow" I say because that's all I could say. "You love it don't you, we wanted to keep it homey but still modern you know?" I nod my head because I'm still looking at the wonderful kitchen in front of me. Since I love to cook this will come in handy.

"OK, next up the bathroom we have two but i'll just show you too this one." As we walk I try to memorize every little turn we take since i am going to be living here. We come to a stop at a more homey and cream colored bathroom but still very stylish. "Nice" I say trying to say something different than 'Wow'. "What no wow this time I was getting used to hearing it." "Oh shut up" I tell her. "Next the living room then we can go to your bedroom." I nod too excited to speak. She leads me down one hall and come to a stop in front of a very pretty living room mostly cream colored.

"Wow" I say. The living room was so cute, the kind you could raise a family in. I love how even though they are rich they didn't spend their money on chair that were so uncomfortable to sit in but nice to look at.

"SO, next is my room right", "yea it is" she says with a look of excitement on her face. We practically run upstairs threw a staircase and make a right turn and we stop at a room. While we were running I noticed that their wasn't any pictures on the walls of the house.

"Jess, why aren't there any pictures in the house?" "OH, well because I wanted to wait for you to come so we can well um so we can make memories um err- together." I feel a little teary eyes so I quickly say "thank you so much" she just nods and looks very happy.

After that heart to heart I open my door to a room but not just any room my bedroom. "Oh My Fucking Gosh, I love you so much.

"Again she nods as a tear slips down her eye.

"Why are you crying Jess?" "I'm just really glad your here. I know I promised I would come and get you and I'm so sorry it took so long. But it took me a while to get back on my feet. And I know it must of been hell because I went through it but you had to go threw it for years and the fact hat you don't hate me right now shows how strong you are. Then me having a wedding and having a good life while you had to live with that monster we had to call our father. Jaz the things he had to have done to you. Don't try to hide that mark on your face I know you probably tried to hide it with make-up but I had been doing that for years. But at least I had you when I was there you had no one.


And for that I will never forgive myself. Please just know that I love you so much." By then I was full on crying the nasty kind with snot and everything and so was she. She was also right it was hell. I don't think i'll ever forget the first time he hit my mom. They were yelling like they had been doing for the last month or so, his knuckles were white with anger. I didn't see it because me and my sister always hid in the closet, but I heard it. I heard the slap ringing eerily throughout the house before my mom hit the floor. I i
I was up and running screaming out the closet with tears in my eyes because he's not supposed to hurt my mom his wife. He's supposed to love her. He didn't do that, at all.

When my mom left us,she said she couldn't take it his abuse. So she left said she loved us but, she still left. So, of course when she left he started hitting us. Jess tied to protect me, she did but sometimes she couldn't. Then she left me like everyone else, alone with that monster. But I'm finally free of him and that's all that matters.

Jess and I cry for a little more with me trying to tell her to stop blaming her self that it wasn't our fault he was a monster. We cried and cried until we both feel asleep together in my new room.

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