Beneath the Scars

Prologue

Prologue

My head fell back against the couch as I closed my eyes, restraining a frustrated groan from escaping from my lips. Breakups should be easier. We aren't working, bing bang boom, we're not together anymore. Across from me was Ally, my girlfriend-well, I guess ex-girlfriend-was pacing slightly. I heard her footsteps stop cold. I was opening my eyes, rolling my head back up, so that I could look at her. Her eyes were like fire glaring at me. Ally stood before me, hands gripped tightly on her curvy hips. Here comes the arguing. It's not like a person can really stop another person from breaking up with them.

"Riley, you jerk!" Ally started, her voice rising. "You're breaking up with me?"

"Well, yeah, I'm being deployed and don't want to deal with a long distance thing," I answered with a bored tone not even caring anymore. It's just another breakup.

I was about to be flown over and shot at, and I didn't want to deal with the stress of Ally, whom I didn't even have strong feelings for. Why kid ourselves about the seriousness of our relationship?

"You don't want to deal with the distance." Her tone was sharp. "Then why the hell did we start dating in the first place? You're such an asshole!"

Blinking, I brought my gaze elsewhere. She was making this harder than I had planned. Sighing with aggravation, I ran my hands over the brown stubble on the top of my head.

"You knew what you were signing up for, so don't start acting like a victim." I shrugged my shoulders, keeping my voice even.

"Riley Nolan, I can't wait to see what karma dishes out to you. You deserve a visit so badly! You are a distant, arrogant bastard, and I hope you get what's coming to you!"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever," I replied, standing up.

"Don't 'whatever' me!" she shouted as she followed me to her door. "I don't wish death upon you, but I wish for reality to explode in your face, making you to stay alone for the rest of your pathetic life because you obviously don't know how to love!"

I waved over head, trudging through Ally's yard to my car to get away from her and to go home. Crazy psycho witch…