What Have I Done Wrong

I found myself running through the woods. The leaves crunched underneath my bare feet as I continued my escape. All I could think about was getting as far away as humanly possible from him. Though I was tired, I pushed my body to keep running, I had to. If I didn't, I could just end up dead. I know it isn't good to keep running away from my problems, but he is a problem that can only be handled with one solution and I don't plan on giving it to him. As I reached a highway, I saw multiple cars rushing down it. Before I could contemplate crossing the street with all these cars coming, I heard the crunching of leaves behind me. Without a second thought, I dashed straight across. Cars honked at me as I continued running, but I didn't care. I just had to get away from him. I needed to get away from him. As I reached the other end of the highway, I realized that I recognized this area. "Just a little farther," I tried to motivate myself to continue running. Just as I rang the doorbell to the house, my body collapsed to the floor due to exhaustion. "Holy s**t! Mariah!" Richie said as he picked me up. Even though I knew I could trust him, I still whimpered in his arms. "Princess, tell me what happened," he said softly as he brought me inside. Sitting down on the couch, he sat me on his lap and cradled me. "Princess, tell daddy what happened." No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get my lips to form the words to tell him. Tears stained my cheeks as I began to cry. I couldn't help it. I never wanted him to see me like this. I didn't want him to see how damaged I was on the inside, though, he already knew I was. "Mariah, baby? Did he hurt you?" He asked lightly lifting my head to make me look at him. Though my head faced him, I wouldn't dare look him in the eyes as I nodded my head. Anger grew in his expression before his features softened as he looked at me. "Let's get you cleaned up," he smiled as he lifted me up and carried me into the bathroom. I wanted to protest but I thought it was best to just let him take care of me. After all, he was always there for me and never once, did he leave my side. He was also very patient in waiting for me to open up to him. As he looked down at me, he held me close before kissing my nose. My exhaustion took over as I was greeted by darkness.