Physically Hurt Again

Zared went downstairs and settled on the couch in the living room continuing his work. He saw Lily throwing the pieces of the mug in the dustbin while sobbing and trembling....

'Urgh why does she have to be so annoying all the time, Man I can't stand this lady' Zared thought to himself.

Lily spent the night sobbing in her room, her eyes were swollen from all the crying and her head in extreme pain but her tears won't stop. The thoughts in her mind,the questions,the overthinking was slowly killing her and she was not able to help it. She wanted to escape this world, escape to somewhere,where only happiness existed. She didn't like the people here, the people this world consisted of were cruel, selfish, heartless, ungrateful and what not, they only saw kind people like a use and throw product, they would take advantage of them and then throw them to the dogs. She hated this world, the people, the worries they gave her, the anguish they put her in... She was tired of this world. She closed her eyes struggling to sleep but not being able to.

Somehow, after some time she fell asleep on her own.

The sun rised, the birds were chirping and the sunlight was peeking into Lily's room. Lily was awakened by her alarm, she woke up with a severe headache. She then continued her daily routine and went to the kitchen to make breakfast for her cold ungrateful and cruel husband.

Zared, who was climbing down the stairs when Lily was almost done making the breakfast, ignored Lily's presence and made hi way straight towards the main door. Lily ran after him to catch up his pace.

"Zared...Breakfast?" She asked with the spatula still in her hand.

Zared stopped at his tracks and sighed and then scoffed. He turned around to face Lily with both of his hands in his pockets.

"After what happened last night... You still won't give up, will you?. You've really got some nerve right there." Zared said wearing an amused expression.

Lily was worried something huge might happen this time, he might get angrier or even hurt her,as a child grown up in an abusive household,she was always scared the other person would physically hurt her but she kept telling herself abuse was not as normalised everywhere as it was in her house. She was still scared for herself but worried for Zared at the same time. He didn't have dinner yesterday and refused to have breakfast as well.

Zared went near Lily and caged her between both of his arms resting them on the kitchen platform. His face a few inches away from Lily and he nearly forgot what he was going to say next after looking at Lily from so close. Her milky skin mesmerised him but he shook his thoughts off and moved his face nearer to her's.

Lily turned her face as to avoid his dark stare but light eyes, but he turned his face in front of

her 's ,no matter how much she looked away , he would move his face in front of her and make her face him.

"Look at me when I'm talking to you"

said Zared while gritting his teeth.

His fingers moved to Lily's chin making her look at him.

"You don't have any self-respect, do you? Listen here, young lady.

He moved near her ear and whispered

"If you bother me again, trust me, you won't like the consequences this time."

His pushed his face backwards to look at Lily. His gaze moved to her lips. Lily was biting her lips in nervousness and it again made Zared forget everything. His heart rate increased but not more than Lily's, you could hear Lily's heart rate if the space was to be completely silent.

His fingers moved to her lips and he rubbed them with his thumb. He suddenly realised what he was doing and moved his hands away. He was getting mad at himself for losing control over his actions. The disgust for Lily came back in his eyes and he turned around to make his way towards the door again but Lily stopped him again. She sure is scared of him but she still loves him and can't do anything about it.

"But Zared breakfas-"

He grabbed her hand before she finished her sentence slammed her body on the wall. Both of his hands tightly gripping her hands on either side of her head, the spatula which was in her hand,fell down. His anger got the best of him, he wasn't mad because of Lily right now but his own self. It didn't matter to him though, he refused to accept it and blamed Lily for it in his mind.

She was trying to get out of his grip because he was gripping her with an extremely tight grip on the same hand which had the burn from last night as well as the cut which the mug's broken piece made on it. Her hand started bleeding but Zared didn't realise it. Lily was still struggling to break free from his grip.

"I warned you to not bother me,why do you have to be such a s**t, and now you better behave yourself cause I know you won't wish for this to happen again"

With that, he left Lily's hand and slapped her so hard, she fell to the ground.

He bent down to her level and gripped her hair harshly.

"You better remember this... I won't hesitate to go further if you bother me again. "

"Aahh aah ah Zar-...Zared, please leave my hair. Please.. ah"

Lily was whimpering under him but he didn't seem to bother.

"Won't you wish me a good day today? Huh ?" He said while making a fake innocent face

With that, he scoffed and harshly let go of her hair, more like yanked it and went out of the house.