The lifeguard

“I’m going to f**k you until you can’t walk, you want to f**k around. I’ll make sure your p***y is unfuckable.” He shouted at me through his teeth. I see his brown eyes turn almost black as he hovered over me and grabbed a handful of my blond hair and pulled me across the room. I can hear my oldest son screaming and crying as he grabs the baby from her floor mat and they run into another room. I didn’t care if he hurt me but the day he laid a hand on my babies ill kill him without hesitation. He dragged me onto the couch as I kept my eyes on the door my son ran into with my baby girl. I did everything I could to protect the little baby growing inside my stomach, if he knew she were there he would be so much worse. I’ve learnt this after a few miscarriages. “You dirty w***e, I knew you were screwing him, I f*****g knew it!” he shouted at me right in my face I could smell alcohol on his breath. I knew he was drinking and probably had some crazy idea he saw something. I’ve been taking care of the kids on my own for a week while he’s been on a bender, I haven’t been around anyone. “Who.. who do you think this time?” I began to stutter, someday this man will kill me let’s hope that day isn’t today. “Earl, I saw you with him yesterday? Try explaining that one Bri.” I shook my head, Earl was our landlord and he was in his 70s I think, I don’t think he was even capable of doing anything sexually. “It was the 1st yesterday Derrick, I was paying the f*****g rent!” He didn’t like to be wrong, he always accused me of cheating on him and I never have. I was too terrified to even look at anyone else regardless if they were male or female. He didn’t listen to what I said and he hit me across the face with all his force, I could feel a warm wetness run down my head. And then he swung and hit me again, he pulled down my pants along with my panties, “I want to make sure your awake for this you dirty w***e!” Then I woke up, “Another nightmare about him.” I whispered to myself as I scanned the room. I saw my little girl sleeping in her bassinet, she was only 4 months old. She looked so peaceful, I ran my hand through her blond hair and whispered to her, “I love you Angel!” I left my room and went into my second daughter’s room, she was also a blond like me and Angel and she had almost purple eyes, she was so beautiful it would nearly take your breathe away. She was halfway hanging off her bed, I pushed her leg back on the bed and tucked her in when I kissed her forehead, “I love you Ali!” She was going to be 2 years old in a few months, and she was already showing signs of her father’s attitude. I walked out of her room and into my sons room, he was spit and image of his father even though his father accused me of cheating. He didn’t believe any of my children were his. He was almost 4 years old, the big brother of the house. He seen so much and I tried to make things better but the more I looked at him the more I noticed how he was like his father. It scared me so much, I tucked him in tightly as I kissed his forehead, “I love you Jeremy!” I went back into my room and jumped into bed, I looked around and I immediately felt joy, I was away from my ex, it has been almost a year now and I still couldn’t get over how happy I was. I was completely alone in a small town that no one knew me and I was beyond happy. I felt so safe and my children were all so happy. Almost a year ago after Derrick r***d me for the last time, I crawled to the room my son was in and noticed him and Ali where gone. I began to panic when I heard a knock on the door, I put all my strength on my feet and grabbed onto anything I could to make my way to the door. As I opened the door I noticed two police officers with Jeremy and Ali. They came in and questioned me as children services showed up. I was extremely grateful they didn’t take my kids away, but instead they helped me. They helped me get away from him, the cops had a warrant for his arrest as the worker helped me get out of town. I packed as much as I could as quickly as I could, the cops stayed with me as I overheard on the radio, “We just spotted Derrick Wilson, we are in pursuit. Over.” I stopped what I was doing and starred at the radio, the apartment was extremely quiet as everyone waited in anticipation for what would happen next, “We have Mr Wilson in custody, we are heading to the station. Over”