Ill Fated

Prologue

Darkness. That's all I can remember before him. With him, it was like the entire universe had opened up to me and I had a new perspective of love, life, and happiness. Unfortunately, somethings just aren't meant to last and that's where I am now. This is my life's story. A story of love, happiness, betrayal and heartbreak. You may be asking yourself, "how can one story be about all of those things all at once?" Well, to give you that answer, we have to go back in time. Back to the year 2013. That is where everything began. In due time you'll have all your answers. For now, buckle up, it's gonna be a wild ride.

Let's go back to May of 2013, I had just broken up with my long term boyfriend of four years. In the beginning, I truly thought he and I were end game, but one year into the relationship he began to show me his true colors. Jay was his name. He told me he loved me and apologized for every hospital trip and every bruise or cut. After four long years of being afraid and running out of convoluted and confusing stories to tell my friends why I couldn't go out with them or why I again had a black eye or a new scar, I left. I escaped. I didn't need a Disney ending where a prince came and saved me. I would finally be my own savior. For a while, I was afraid to live my life. Afraid to leave my own house. Terrified that as soon as I walked out of the front door he would be there waiting for me. However, this is a story for another day. Eventually the fear that I had lived with for so many years faded, and I was back to fully living life. At this point, I was 17 going on 18 and I thought I had learned from my past. I thought that I would be able to see the signs of abuse and manipulation from a mile away. I mean c'mon, I lived it for four years. But the day that everything started with HIM, would be the day I realized just how much I hadn't learned at all.