Kisses Of Her Scars

TESSY POV “Come here”, he roared, I froze, my heart was pounding “you think you can leave me huh” His voice was thick, the smell of alcohol filled the room, I could barely breathe. Edward stood in front of me, his face was red and his eyes were wild, he stumbled a bit, moving closer to me. My heart shivered with every step. “I gave you everything, you're nothing without me” he spat, this time tears filled my eyes. I tried to back away but there was nowhere else to go. The wall felt pressed into my spine. “Please I'm sorry, please I won't I'm sorry”, I pleaded but I know he didn't care. He grabbed my hands slapping my face “You filthy piece of s**t, just like your mother you're a worthless w***e,I hate you”, he slapped me again. This time, I could taste blood in my mouth,I was used to the word hate but everytime I heard that word from him my heart sank deeper. I wanted to run but my legs couldn't even move. I was too scared to say anything. Suddenly I heard a loud shattering sound. He broke the glass of alcohol beside me. I woke up with a loud gasp, my heart was pounding, I could feel my body feeling tensed and sweat dripping down my forehead, I sat up, “Another Nightmare”, I thought The same one again, “you're safe”, I said trying to comfort myself. I could still hear Edward's voice echoing in my head, . I tried to remind myself I was safe and he wasn't here with me. My T-shirt clung to my skin with sweat,and my hands were trembling,I pulled the blanket off my legs. “ It's been six months since I left home but somehow it still feels like it was yesterday” I thought. I got out of bed to my mirror and looked at my face. My eyes looked tired and my hair was messy. . I couldn't recognise the girl in the mirror sometimes. My eyes darted to the clock on the wall. “9:30 AM” “Crap” I was late. I stumbled away from the mirror and quickly rushed to the bathroom, I splashed cold water on my face,I didn't do much. My reflection looked pale and tired, my eyes were puffy. Immediately I was done I grabbed the first hoodie I saw, not even checking if it matches the jeans I had put on. Luckily,I had arranged my books and documents on my desk the night before. I quickly shoved my books into my bag while tying my shoe lace with the other hand. I grabbed my phone and car keys and headed out of the house. First day of uni,and I was already a mess. I didn’t even wait for the car to fully stop before jumping out. l tried to move faster without looking frantic. I didn’t see the figure moving in opposite directions, Wham, I felt myself hitting a very hard chest. I let out a small gasp as I moved backwards. I immediately bent over,scrambling to gather my scattered notes. My cheeks were burning, “I-Im so sorry”, i mumbled, to embarrassed to even look up, “It's okay, let me help”, came a deep and calm voice. Before I could protest, the stranger was collecting my books with careful hands, he finally handed the pile to me. I looked up and froze, He was tall,muscular and toned, his skin was smooth and brown. But what struck me the most was his eyes,they were calm in a comforting way, I blinked,snapping out of whatever that was, “Thanks, I'm sorry again,I wasn't looking” I said “No harm was done”, he said softly “Okay, well bye”, I added, “ My name is Brian” he tried to introduce himself, but I quickly nodded As I walked away,I could still feel his eyes on me, I didn't look back, I glanced at my wrist watch, luckily I still had time,I couldn't afford distractions atleast not today I said, The queue wasn't long, thankfully. I joined it and took a deep breath. It finally came to my turn, I handed over my documents with shaky hands. The lady at the table scanned them quickly. “You're Tessy Blair right” she asked,typing something on her computer. “Yes ma'am” I replied. “Once again,congratulations on your scholarship,your student status has been confirmed” “Go over to the next desk for your student ID and schedule “ I nodded,trying to hide the sudden rush of relief I felt. “You're safe now, away from him” I told myself Or atleast, I hope I was I checked my wrist watch again Thirty Minutes late, “ Great, can my day not get any worse?” I sighed. I gripped my bag tighter and walked fast, scanning through the class numbers as I passed. After almost five whole minutes I finally found the class. I took a deep breath and turned the knob, and stepped in