Ashley
1173 Words
I woke and slowly opened my eyes. I sat up and and noticed it was still dark outside. I looked down front of the bus and saw Bill glancing at me in the rear view mirror.
"Finally awake?, Did you sleep well"? He asked.
"Um not really", I said.
I looked back out of the window and saw nothing, there was no life outside just total blackness. I moved to try and get into a more comfortable position on the seat. But moving pained my side, I bit into my cheek to stop myself from making to much sound.
I didn't notice that Bill was watching me still until he said
"Hey are you ok"?
"Yeh im fine". I replied
"You seem to be in some discomfort there". He said.
"Yeh just a little maybe",
"look come down to the front, I have some pain medication in my ruck sack on that shelf if you want any".
"Uh yeh if you don't mind".
As I stood up I took a breath and slowly walked to the front.
"Up there, in the front pocket help yourself".
"Thanks". I said to Bill.
I reached up with my other arm to get the ruck sack. I pulled it down and found the front pocket, I looked inside and found some pain medication and took 2 out of the packet. Then zipped the pocket back up and put the ruck sack back on the shelf.
Bill reached down beside him and pulled a small bottle of water up and handed it to me. I took the pain medication with the bottled water and sat back against the seat.
I just sat there, and just breathed hoping that the pain would go fairly quickly.
Bill looked at me and smiled.
"Don't worry they will kick in shortly".
"Ashley"
"What"?
"Ashley that is my name".
"Ah well it's nice to meet you Ashley".
"Um thank you for the tablets".
"Not a problem". Bill said.
"Uh how long till we get there"? I asked.
"Uh we have another 6 Hours round abouts".
"Ok". I replied.
"Listen Ashley I don't know what your story is but if you want to talk about it, I'm a good Listener".
I just at there just looking at him not knowing what to say. "Should I tell him"? I asked myself.
I was debating on whether to say anything, I mean it's not like im ever going to see him again. So I took a breath and said to him.
"Im running away".
Bill looked at me, "running away from what"? he asked.
"My husband".
"Oh".
"Can I ask why"? bill asked.
"It's a long story". I replied.
"Well we have time". Bill said.
I took another breath while I looked at Bill.
"I don't even know were to start". I said softly to myself. Unknown that Bill heard what I had said.
"Well why don't you start at the beginning", as he looked over at me and smiled.
I nodded and took a breath.
"Well my name is Ashley and I am 23 years old. I have no family my parents died in a car accident when I was 18 years Old. I met my husband in a restaurant when I was out on a date. I saw him staring at me. When my date went to the bathroom he came over and asked for my number. I just smiled as I remembered, anyway when my date left I had to find my own way home. As I was waiting for my Uber he came out and approached me again asking for my number. So I gave it to him. He was the most handsome man I have ever set my eyes on. Anyway wee started dating after about 7 months he asked me to marry him so I naturally said yes.
I looked up and glanced at Bill and carried on. After we got married it was beautiful until about 2 months after he started coming home late. I did ask him why he was coming home late he just told me that meetings were long nd sometime they carried into the late evenings. I know he was alwys busy but it got so I hardly saw him. Then he started coming home drunk and then I noticed sometimes he smelled like perfume. I confronted him about it but he said nothing happened. About 5 months after we wed Donna Gilmore came back into town. Donna used to work for him before she decided to leave but then decided to come back. She alwys had a thing for him. I decided one day to go to my husbands office and invite him out to lunch. When I got to his office I walked in like I always do, but what I saw froze me to the spot were I was standing.
Donna was sitting on my husbands lap. He looked up at me as if he wasn't doing anything wrong. Donna looked up at me and smiled and she didn't move off of his lap. He asked me what I wanted. I couldn't speak my voice was frozen. He told me if it wasn't importtant then o go home as he was busy.
I turned around and made my legs move, I ran out of there and my tears started flowing freely. That night was when it all started. He came home drunk and we got into an argument he hit me and I fell against the table corner hitting my side. Then as I fell my head hit the wall. He came over and started kicking me in my stomach. When he had enough he walked out. I lost consciousness and I was out of it till I woke up the following day. I didn't see him for 2 days he didn't come home.
As time went on it got worse, he started bringing Donna home and I would wake up to laughing from downstairs. one night I woke and went and had a look, they were both there having s*x in the living room. I couldn't believe he would do that to me in our home.
I started to stay home alot as I didn't know where to go and I didn't have any friends. They started coming home mostly every night and the same thing happened again and again.
One night they come home and he woke me up he had been drinking he told me to get out of the bed. Next minute Donna walked in I was told to go to another room to sleep. Of course I said no. I was smacked down were I stood. Told me if I didn't want to see them have s*x then I should leave. I honestly didn't think they woud not in our bed but I was wrong, because I idn't leave he made me stand there and watch. If I closed my eyes and put my head down he would hit me then yank my head up to watch.
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