Daddy drops his brown bottle on the floor and it breaks. Brown stuff spills out and mommy shouts at daddy for spilling it. Daddy yells at mommy and throws a chair at the wall. Mommy cries out to me and tells me to go to my room. Daddy starts to hit mommy, again, and again, and again. Mommy is crying loud now. Daddy won't stop... I woke up from a nightmare and felt my forehead. It was wet and my entire back was covered in sweat. I felt grimy and gross. I swung my legs over the bed and looked at the clock on my bedside table. I hopped in the shower to wash away the distress of my seemingly recurring nightmare. I used to have them when I was a kid, but they never seemed to have gone away.I blow dried my long brown hair and curled the ends, my makeup today was minimal, as I wanted to be professional. I picked out my nicest looking dress and the prettiest heels I owned. I slipped my clothes on and looked at myself in the mirror.Hi guys! I'm Madi, I'm from Australia and I love to read
I came into work and went up to my office. The building was really quiet this early in the morning.I walked into my office and saw a beautiful bouquet of white roses on my desk. There was a little card attached to the vase. It read:"Not stalking, Just curious, hope you like roses" It was not signed with a name, but I instantly knew who they were from. I smiled and walked down the hall and knocked on Ryan's office door."Come in and make it quick" he said gruffly.I walked in and smiled at him. "Thank you for the roses. They're beautiful"He looked at me and sighed "white roses symbolize new beginnings, this is your new beginning" he said as he went back to writing something. His tone was dismissive. How could he manage to be so deep and rude at the same time? I tried not to frown. How could he manage to be so deep and rude at the same time? I tried not to frown. "Is there any way I can repay you for everything you've been doing for me?" I asked and smiled."Here's a thought, you
As I came into work the next day, Nancy stopped me at the front desk."Are those cookies I smell?" She smiled.I laughed "yeah I baked them for Mr. Saunders"Her eyes widened "you made something for Ryan?"I looked around uneasily "yeah why?""Oh, nothing it's just that no one ever gives Ryan anything. It's usually him gifting things to people, not the other way around" she shrugged. I smiled "well I guess I'm about to change that trend"She laughed "you go do that. Have a good day Maddie""Thanks, you too" I smiled and went into the elevator.As I came up to my floor, I set my purse down in my office and made my way down to Ryan's office.I knocked on it twice and I heard him grunt "who is it?" In a really upsetting tone."It's Maddie" I managed to say in the sweetest of ways."Come in..." He said and paused to say something else but didn'tI walked in and smiled at him. He was wearing a pair of reading glasses and the sleeves of his white shirt were rolled up. He looked as good as m
I just wanted to wash away everything that happened. I scrubbed and scrubbed but the shadow of what happened yesterday still loomed over my head like a dark cloud. I was so embarrassed to even show my face at work. Maggie was right. How am I even supposed to have a relationship with this guy? He's my boss for Christ's sake, he clearly hates people, and hates the world for that matter. I have the worst luck with men. My last boyfriend, Matt, was my first ever boyfriend. Yeah yeah I had my first boyfriend at 18. I lost my virginity to him and then he cheated on me and left me crying my eyes out. From then on, I looked at men differently. It seemed as if all they wanted from women was sex. No one wants a relationship anymore, no one cares about bonding and starting families. This world is fueled by sex crazed men and women. Granted, I couldn't even look at my parents' relationship for advice. They didn't even have a relationship. I don't remember the last time my mom and dad hugged,
My brother John has been in the Middle East for over 3 years now and every time he comes back home he goes to Minnesota to see his girlfriend. I barely know my own brother, I have no one. I don't have anyone in this world to keep me sane. I only have Maggie, and she probably hates me now. My biggest fear in life is to be hurt by the one I love the most. I'm scared that if I trust someone, they'll just use it against me and I'll end up being alone and miserable like my mom.As I walked into my office, I immediately buried myself in my work. I didn't even want to stop by Ryan's office to say good morning because I was so embarrassed.As I walked into my office, I immediately buried myself in my work. I didn't even want to stop by Ryan's office to say good morning because I was so embarrassed. At around 1 in the afternoon I received a knock on my office door. "Come in" I chirped. Ryan walked into the office and sat down in front of me. We just stared at each other for a good 2 minut
I went into work with my head held high and a smile on my face. I noticed that Nancy wasn't at the front desk anymore, instead there was a freakishly tall red-head with a short sleek bob and a black and white suit."Good morning" she greeted me with a small smile."Good morning. I don't mean to sound rude or anything but where's Nancy?" I asked while keeping a smile on my face.Thanks for your support!"Oh I'm sorry, she doesn't work here anymore. Mr. Saunders let her go yesterday afternoon. I'm Melissa Robinson, I'm filling in for Ms. Saunders"I smiled "I see, well it was nice meeting you. I'm Madeline but you can call me Maddie"She smiled at me "okay then. Have a good day. It was nice meeting you as well"I went up the elevator to my office and I couldn't suppress my curiosity when it came to Nancy. I thought they were good siblings. Why would he fire her?I walked into my office and I looked at myself in the mirror from the corner of my eye. I didn't like what I saw. White added
I woke up in an unfamiliar room with light pouring through the windows. There was an arm wrapped around my waist. Forsome strange reason, I felt good, I felt...great. I realized that it was Ryan next to me and he grunted as he woke up. He turned over and stretched. I checked my phone and I had 6 missed calls from Maggie and 3 texts. "WHERE ARE YOU?!" "WHAT THE HELL MADDIE?! ARE YOU OKAY?" "whatever Maddie, have fun doing whatever it is that you're doing" I checked the time and she should be awake by now. I decided to call her and she picked up on the third ring."Maddie?" She said sternly"Hi Maggie, listen I'm sorry for not checking in with you last night""I don't care. Where were you anyway?" "I..." I looked over to Ryan who was standing at the foot of the bed, staring at me while shirtless. "I slept over at someone's place" "You don't have any friends in the city. Were you with Ryan?" "Maybe" "God, way to act like a cheap hoe" she said nastily and hung up. I was shock
I woke up with a pounding headache and got out of bed to run to my medicine cabinet. I looked at the bags under my eyes and covered my eyes. Jeez! I looked and felt horrible for some reason. I took some Tylenol and got dressed in a gray blouse with a black pencil skirt and heels. I curled my hair and clipped half of it up. I put some concealer under my eyes and applied some light eyeliner and red lipstick. I left my room and went to grab some breakfast. Maggie was reading the newspaper as she looked up at me and then back down to the newspaper."Look great" she mumbled. "Uh...thanks" I stammered. "When are you going to stop being mad at me?" I asked as I prepared a bagel."When you wake up Maddie" "From what?! What have I done?" I asked."You're 22 and he's 26, you're fresh out of college and he's a huge CEO, you're from a small town in Massachusetts while his family bathes in gold. Do you get my point?" "Maggie, when will you learn to look past the obvious? So what if he's 4 ye