Broken

Chapter 1 As she looked out the window, watching the rain hit the road, she wondered how she ended up here? When did the last chair take such a drastic turn for the worse? Why did it take her so long to leave John? She wasn’t even married to him, but being scared for your life goes a long way to making people stay put. The last beating had almost killed her. He r***d and beat her until she was bruised and broken. Last week, she found out that she had gotten pregnant from the last time he r***d her. She has to leave now, she is so afraid that he is going to find out that she is pregnant and then hurt her and the baby. She had planned to stay with her brother and his best friend. They insisted it was the only way to keep her safe from John and there would be plenty of room for the baby. She knew it was the only way to protect her little bean. Lost in her thoughts, she didn’t hear the door open, and before she could register that there was someone behind her, she was flying across the room and landed in a heap on the floor. Mia scrambled up and backed into a corner. “Going somewhere, HUNNY,” John sneered. “Are you trying to leave me? I see your bags are packed. I told you before, if you try to leave me again, I will kill you. If I can’t have you, no one will!” Mia could smell the alcohol on his breath, “You told me that you weren’t going to drink anymore, and you obviously have, besides. Besides, I’m not leaving you. I’m going to my brothers for a few days to visit. She knew she had to keep him talking until Matt could get there. “You must really think I’m stupid, don’t you? There are way too many bags there to just go for a visit. You are trying to get away from me, and I am going to make you pay.” He stalked toward her laughing. Mia heard the crack before she felt it. She fell backwards onto the bed and John jumped on her. He started punching her in the face and head. She pleaded with him to stop, “Please John, you don’t need to do this. I’m not going anywhere. Please, you’re going to hurt the baby.” Mia realized what she said the minute he looked at John’s face. She knew she had made a vital mistake and suspected that whatever came next wasn’t going to be good…even deadly. She quickly tried to cover her mistake by coughing, but it was too late. “WHAATT?!?! What do you mean you’re pregnant? I thought I fixed that problem the last time. I guess I will have to do a better job of it this time. You are a stupid, good for nothing slut.” John picked her up by her hair and threw her against the bedroom wall. She curled into a ball to try and protect her stomach. He came over and started kicking her repeatedly as she cried. She prayed that her baby would be protected and that she would be able to see her brother and Jay one more time. She prayed that her baby would be OK this time and she wouldn't lose another one. Mia knew she wouldn't be able to take the death of another child. She tried pleading one more time with him, but he just sneered at her and picked her up by the hair again. He grabbed her by the arms and threw her out of the bedroom window. Just before she lost consciousness, she heard Matt’s voice and called out to him. Then everything went dark.