karma

two

"Watch your step..." Adonis whispers into Anastassia's ear as they travel deeper into his home. "Now, step left." He continues to guide while holding on to his young lovers hand.

"Is the blindfold really necessary?" Ana mumbles as she stumbles in her six inch heels.

"Yes. Now hush and listen to my voice before you run into something."

Ana giggles and nods as they continue their way inside.

"Aight, right here."

Ana stops in her tracks and Adonis removes the blindfold. Her eyes widen as she takes in the scene around her. A floor covered in tulip petals and tea candles lit all around the bedroom. Three jewelry boxes and a Hermés box sat in the middle of the bed. Adonis rubs her smooth shoulders and kisses her neck.

"I just wanted to apologize for putting my hands on you. It's hard for me to control myself sometimes." He whispers into her ear.

Ana turns around and looks up at him with a smile.

"It's okay. I'm sorry for not listening and pushing your buttons."

Adonis nods and bites into his bottom lip as his hand meets her ass. Gripping and kneading softly he pecks her lips a few times.

"Can I make love to you tonight?" He ask against her semi glossed lips. "I don't know how much longer I can wait baby."

"I-I don't know.... I'm really nervous, and it's my first time and stuff." Ana speaks lowly.

"Just relax. Let me take care of you, you know I would never do anything to hurt you butterfly."

"But.... Don... I..."

"Quiet Ana. Lay down." He speaks against her lips as he walks them backward toward his bed. "Just let me show you how sorry I am."

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"So yeah, that was the probably the very first time he ever hit me.... Or the first time I can remember. Then the next night he convinced me to have sex with him for the first time, even though I wasn't completely ready for that. But...... he always gets what he wants." Anastassia speaks to her therapist while rubbing her forehead. "We had never been a normal couple, both of us had our issues. He just could never overcome his."

The doctor nods and writes down a few more notes on her notepad. Ana sits silently looking out of the window, admiring the leaves changing colors and falling to the ground. It was fall, her favorite season and the old her would feel some sort of excitement. She would be ready to decorate and watch scary movies, now she had zero motivation or feeling toward seeing the leaves change colors.

"Is it true?" Ana ask pulling her eyes away from the window.

"Is what true Anastassia?"

"They say your personality changes when you suffer a brain injury. Specifically to the frontal lobe like I had."

Dr.Peters nods slowly confirming what she already knew. She didn't need anyone to tell her that her personality had changed she could feel it. Rarely smiling if it didn't involve her children and she didn't find joy in the things that use to make her happy. She felt like an empty vessel these days. Just walking around going with the flow, day in and day out. If it wasn't for Ayla and Ayden she would've killed her self by now. Of course Ana couldn't tell her therapist that or she would be locked away.

"In what ways do you feel like you've changed since your accident?"

Ana picks at her black nails and shrugs slowly. She was already regretting bringing it up.