The sound of the alarm clock beeping at 6am seemed like it was speaking to me directly. I instinctively rose up the marble floor I had welcomed as my new bed.
I needed to leave, to go home to my parents and bestfriend. My legs carried my body right to the bathroom and I stood before the mirror looking at the broken battered female who looked back at me. I had managed to look less of myself, my skin shone with different colours along with helplessness written proudly on my forehead. I was repulsed at myself and my decision to stay with a monster. Blood rolled down my face from a cut on my forehead and my fingers moved across my now black eye and cheek.
I've had enough!
Pushing my way back to the bedroom, I pulled out my luggage and begun throwing in cloths, at some point I realized I didn't even need to take anything that would remind me of these past weeks. I closed it up immediately and pulled out the half filled suit case. Picking up a random bag, I threw in my iPhone, charger and some bundles of cash I had found in Xaviar's side drawer.
Banging the door shut, I furiously made my way out pulling the luggage along with me as I took large steps.
I heard what seemed like a door being closed and shuffling of feet, I guessed he had exited his office but I couldn't care less as I willed myself forward
"Where the fuck do you think you're heading off to Layla " he barked at me
I paid no attention to the wild dog as I pushed on down the stairs.
"Layla!"
He rushed down after me, I begun moving faster
"I asked a question you bitch!"
He had succeeded in halting my steps by dragging my luggage
"AWAY FROM YOU!!" I screamed back at him with some new found courage.
I let go of the suitcase since he seemed to want it so much and sprinted off towards the door out of mansion and he followed right behind me
Adrenaline swept through my body pushing me to go on. I could feel blood move in my veins with my heart thudding in fear with each heavy footstep I took as I ran. I was scared to death, I badly needed to get away from Xaviar, I knew if he eventually caught up with me it wouldn't end on a good note.
"open the gates!!" I yelled banging the huge gates repeatedly
"please!!!" I screamed at the guards who stood stupidly watching me
his feet thumped loudly as he grew closer to where I stood
"IF HE FREAKING KILLS ME IT'LL BE ON YOUR HANDS " furious tears escaping my eyes while I screamed out these words
I could feel their eyes fixed on me but I was less concerned of how the situation looked to the staff who watched the scene curiously
"Nowhere else to run to bambina?" He asked sarcastically
"cat got your tongue???"
As he said this, I turned to look at him. His hair was disbehaved and he reeked of alcohol. He must have killed himself with whiskey in his office.
"you disgust me!" I spat at him
Xaviar's eyes twinkled with an emotion I couldn't describe and his lips formed into a smirk on hearing my words.
"Do I??"
He took me by surprise with a quick kick to my side and I fell to my knees immediately. His hand grabbed on my hair and he pulled me along with him roughly leading his way back into the house
the walk to the house was shorter than expected maybe because of the large steps he took.
"you stupidity superseded my expectations"
as he let go of my hair I wadded my way away from him till my back hit the wall
"YOU THINK YOU COULD RUN AWAY!!!"
"EMBARASS ME BEFORE THE MEDIA AND THE WORLD!!!"
"TARNISH MY IMAGE I HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO BUILD " He towered over my petite figure as he yelled. His alcoholic breath oozing directly to my face.
"n-no I w-would neve-r. I just w-wa-nted to g-go--"
A quick painful slap met my cheek shutting me up immediately
"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU!!". He hit me again on the other cheek
"YOU HAVE NO FEAR OR RESPECT FOR ME!!" Xaviar yelled delivering a blow to my side which instantly pushed me to the floor
when I raised my eyes, I took notice of few guards and servants, who stayed hidden from Xaviar but fixed their hungry eyes on what was unfolding before them. Never in my life have I been so humiliated.
"I -want a -divorce" I said quietly
"WHAT WAS THAT???" He boomed
" I don't want to stay married to a monster. I want my freedom!" This time around I didn't stutter
"YOU ARE GOING NO FUCKING WHERE LAYLA!!" He kicked my left rib in fury
"it seems I've been linient with you wifey "
He chuckled bending to meet my figure on the floor. His face inched closer and he pulled my face roughly, his lips claiming my bloody one in a brief kiss. When he looked at me, I was pale with a mixture of shock and fear swirling in me.
My eyes grew wider when I saw him lick of my blood from him lips as if it was chocolate.
"At the end, you're still mine to do as I please " a warm smile decorated his face while his eyes roamed my body
I was utterly disgusted by the man before me and though I didn't use words to express how I felt, I was pretty sure my face conveyed the message clearly.
"I SWEAR YOU'RE PUSHING ME WITH THAT LOOK ON YOUR FACE!!" He suddenly went nuts and begun yelling again.
"I'm leaving" I managed to say as I fumbled to get up from the floor
"What was that wifey, you've got to -SPEAK UP MORE!!" His foot connected to my rib sending me back to my previous state.
I watched in horror glued to my place, Xaviar furiously worked on getting his belt out as a ripple of fear shot through my body.
What was he doing?
I refused to believe my eyes, my heart was racing as I stared at him unbelieving, I didn't mean that little to him, he wouldn't go that physical with but then again a reasonable part of me realized there was nothing left for him to do that would come as a surprise.
A quick lash on my body immediately drew me from my thinking back to the harsh reality.
A heart breaking scream escaped my throat from the foreign pain that came along with it.
The more I screamed begging my husband, the more he so graciously dished out more lashing to my skin, the numerous stings on my body was enough to alert me that the belt buckle had left open wounds.
A foreign force of what felt like strength pulled me off the the ground and I briskly pushed Xaviar, the shock makes him fall backwards and I took that as a chance to escape. My freedom was short lived as I felt him pull me backwards, fingers entangled in my messy hair he begun pulling me up the fleet of stairs.
"IF YOU DON'T WANT ME ANYMORE JUST FUCKING LET ME GO XAVIAR!!!!!!" I screamed but that wasn't going to let me off the hook.
He pushed open the door to the master bedroom and pushed me in as we got there
"I won't give you the luxury of leaving so easily bitch!". With that he shut the door. The sound of the click indicated he had locked me in
"OPEN THE DOOR YOU BASTARD!!!!!"
"JUST FUCKING LET ME GO XAVIAR!!! I DON'T WANT THIS MARRIAGE ANYMORE!!!!"
"XAVIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
She screamed on disturbing the entire mansion but her words did very little to affect Mr Xaviar Lucasino who moved as elegant as ever making his down the stairs. He decided going out for a drive to clear his head, Layla was beginning to suffocate his whole being. The sight of her alone irked him in a way he couldn't understand.
He could hear the whispers from the servants as he passed by, but didn't spare them his time. He could deal with his nosy staff another day.
"Xaviar! Wtf!? It's a rumor right?" Diego said as he rushed into the mansion halting Xaviar's steps
"I don't seem to understand what you're talking about " Xaviar dismissed nonchalantly as if she was aware of her surrounding, Loud bangs at the bedroom doors and Layla's muffled screams were heard.
"What the fuck did you do to her " He grabbed Xaviar by the shirt so fast he didn't have time to react.
"Get off me Diego. Don't forget who I am to you "
"I won't say it a second time " Mr Lucasino warned calmly for a second time. This time Diego heeded to his words.
"you don't gotta hit her bro, neither do you have to humiliate her before your workers. " Turning his back to leave he spoke.
"Se non la volevi in primo luogo non avresti dovuto darle quell'anello CAPO"
(if you didn't want her in the first place you shouldn't have given her that ring BOSS). Diego spat the title out in obvious anger before walking out the Lucasino mansion.
Xaviar's fist connected harshly to the wall in a burst of fury. The reaction of his bestfriend was uncalled for. He hated the fact that he had to use his title on someone he considered a brother but he also couldn't understand how he had come to find out the recent treatment his wife received. Xaviar was however keen on finding out who the snitch was.