Freedom

I had to leave him... it had to be tonight, or I knew I would never leave. I walked into the huge bathroom and stood in front of the mirror. I don't know how I ever got to this point in my life. 1

"Lisa get your fat ass out of the bathroom and come iron the wrinkles out of my suit."2

I just stood their looking at myself in the mirror, the black eye was fadeing but it still hurt. I looked into my dark blue eyes I saw so much pain. He came barging into the bathroom.3

"I guess you don't learn Lisa, See that's why I have to keep you in line like I do. Now when I tell you to move your fat ass and do something you do it."4

His long legs carried him quickly to where I stood. He grabbed a hand full of my hair and yanked my head back,  he did it so quick I lost my balance and fell back. 5

"now look what happened." his face inches from my "Get out their right now and do what I told you to." 6

I stood up as tall as I could, and took a deep breath for what I was about to do, lifted my chin up and looked him strait in the eye.7

"no...Todd I don't think I will be doing anything for you ever again.I'm leaving you I want a divorce." His face contorted into a mask of rage. I saw his fist come at me in slow motion. He hit me,once, twice by the third one I was begging him to stop, blood was running out of my nose,I could feel my left eye swelling up. the third punch landed in my stomach. I doubled over and dropped to the floor. I lay their sobbing.8

"You know what, your little stunt is going to make me to be late for work" Tod was standing over me. I looked up at him I could see the bulge in his pants. He saw where I was looking and sneered"Don't worry that's one thing I won't ask you to take care of,that's why I have a young and dumb sectary " he walked over to the sink and splashed some water on his face and washed my blood off his hands.9

Tod grabbed the monogrammed hand towel,wiped his hands and face.He looked at me through the mirror "clean up this mess, iron my suite and have my dinner ready for me when I get home, Oh and Lisa..no more talk of divorce remember you said for better or worst." I kept my head down looking as submissive as I could so he wouldn't see the little smile on my lips. 10

He walked out of the bathroom, I waited three minutes,I got up grabbed the the hand towel and pressed it to my nose to stop the bleeding. I didn't look in the mirror I didn't want to see my bruised and bloody face, I'd seen it for to long.11

I walked over to the shower stall, the door was cracked I opened it all the way, and pulled out the small digital camcorder and pulled out the tape.I walked out of the bathroom to the huge bedroom and grabbed my cell and hit speed dial. 12

"Brigg's and Brigg's attorneys at law, this is Cloe how may I direct your call?"13

I took a deep breath and said "this is Lisa Ludlow,tell Miss turner I have the evidence we needed, she knows how to reach me."I hung up,grabbed my purse and keys, walked down the stairs and got in my 1966 mustang and felt free for the first time in years. 14