February 23rd, 2015
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I was sitting on my couch when I got the call on my cell phone. I picked it up and answered my phone. It was Annabelle May. The love of my life, my best friend, and the woman I couldn’t have.
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“Hello?” I said, my heart racing.
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“M-Michael?” Annabelle said, sounding utterly heartbroken. It was clear to me that she was crying. I could hear her sniffling.
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“Annabelle? Are you okay?” I asked in a concerned voice. When she didn’t respond it dawned on me. “Annabelle, was it Chris again?” I said softly and she sobbed more at the sound of his name. Chris and Annabelle had been in an and off relationship for five years now. Annabelle loved him more than anything, and he always told her he loved her, but he beat her. “Belle… What happened” I asked.
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“He-We-I… We got into a fight..” she said, sniffling. “He pushed me, and I hit him..” She trailed off, still crying. “He called me a whore, and stormed ou-” I cut her off.
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“Belle, are you still at you apartment?”
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“Y-yes..” she said sadly.
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“Great. I’ll be over in 10 to pick you up, okay?” I said, hoping to make her feel a little better, but instead she started crying even harder. Her voice had a sudden urgency to it.
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“No! Michael, you can’t. I-if Chris comes back to find me gone.. He-He’ll kill me and you!” she said in a scared voice. “You’re my best friend, Michael, and I love you.. And its sweet that you want to help me but-” she stopped, and her words were replaced with heavy sobs.
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“Hey..hey” I said softly “I can, and I will pick you up.”
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“But he will hurt you, and me, and anyone else who gets involved!”
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“I won’t let that happen” I said “I am your best friend, like you said, so its my job to help you. Now, i’ll be over soon.. Okay?”
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“....Alright..But hurry…” she said, and after a moment, hung up.
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After she hung up I practically leapt off the couch, stuffing my cell phone in my pocket. I quickly grabbed my car keys and coat and ran out of my door, worrying too much about my dear friend to remember to lock it, which may have been my biggest mistake. I ran up to my car, unlocked it quickly, jumped in, and went speeding down the road to Annabelles apartment. Once I got there, I tried pushing the door open,but soon remembered that you needed a key to get into the building. I paced around for a moment, then tried buzzing Annabelle’s apartment number, but she didn’t answer. I paced around a little longer then typed in the numbers “314”, Annabelle’s neighbor, Mrs. Carson. After a minute or so, she picks up.
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“Hello?”
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“Mrs. Carson! Hi! Oh thank god.. Look, Annabelle is in trouble, i need you to let me in” I said urgently
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“What? Whats going on.”
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“I have no time for this, Mrs. Carson-”
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“Explain whats going on!”
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“Mrs. Carson!!” I yelled “let me in! S-she needs my help” i pleaded. After a moment of silence, the door buzzed. She let me in. I silently thanked her and quickly went up stairs to the third floor, skipping steps. When I reached room 313, Annabelle’s room, I gasped when I saw the chain lock broken, and the door slightly ajar. I turned around to hear footsteps approaching. Mrs. Carson stood behind me, looking concerned. I heard an angry shout, followed by the sound of glass breaking, and another shout. “Call 9-1-1” I said in a low voice to Mrs. Carson and slowly made my way into the broken in apartment.
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“Chris. No, STOP!” I heard Annabelle cry out and I struggled to keep myself from launching into the room they were in and punching Chris in the face. I took a deep breath, and made my way into the TV room, where the fight was going on. As I went towards the TV room, I silently grabbed a knife off of the kitchen table, so I could protect both Annabelle, and myself, in case Chris tried anything, which he probably will.
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“One...Two...Three” I whispered, then launched myself into the TV room. The TV was smashed, their little coffee table was overturned, and on the other side of the room. Chris held a bloodied Annabelle against a wall. The had a large bruise just below her cheek, and her perfect, curly bleach blonde hair was a mess. The way Annabelle looked broke my heart, and unleashed an anger in me I didn’t know I had. To make them aware of my presence, I walked over to the flipped over coffee table, and kicked it loud enough to make Annabelle gasp with surprise, and to make Chris drop her, and spin around to face me.
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“Michael..” Chris sneered “here to save my lady friend?” he said, laughing. “You shouldn’t even be here” he said to me. Chris advanced towards me, unaware that behind my back, I held a knife. He continued advancing towards me, hoping to intimidate me the way he intimidated poor, poor Annabelle. He did intimidate me a little, in fact I was about ready to turn around and run, I would have, too. But Annabelle needed me. Chris didn’t have much height on me, he was only about 5’9, where I was at least 6 feet. Considering I am much taller than him, I shouldn’t be intimidated, but this guy had some serious muscle. He went to the gym every morning to lift weights, and then every night he’d go to a bar and cheat on Annabelle with a random slut, but thats besides the point. I wasn’t very muscular, which meant that Chris could literally pick me up and snap me in half.
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“Chris” I said, hoping to not sound the least bit nervous. Looking over Chris’s shoulder, I could see a worried, crying Annabelle crumpled on the hard wooden floor. “Chris you need to leave, now” I said sternly and he laughed.
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“This is great. Some scrawny ass giraffe man thinks he can just come strolling into my appartment and thinks he can steal my fiance-” I cut him off. My mouth dropped open in surprise.
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“F-Fiance?” I asked, and then sharply looked pass Chris to Annabelle. “You were planning to marry him?” I said, raising my voice “He almost killed you! You KNOW he cheats on you almost every night! He..He doesn’t love you.” I said and she flinched. I hated to hurt her, but I felt ready to punch her- No. I thought. In a low voice I said to myself “I will not be like you” and at that very moment I pulled the knife out, charging at Chris. I slashed the knife out by his arm, but he swiftly dodged me.
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“Michael, Chris, sto this now! Right now.” Annabelle said weakly, but both Chris and I ignored her. We slowly circled each other. Chris threw a punch at me, I quickly ducked and cut the knife across his leg. A cry of pain escaped Chris’s lips. He staggered back a few steps, covering his deep cut with his hands, which were soon covered in blood. He slowly stood up, anger masked his face, he let out a yell and charged at me. I scrambled to the side and quickly ran out so his back was turned to me.
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“This.. Is for Annabelle” I whispered, then launched myself at his back, diving the knife deep into his back. He let out another cry of pain, and he fell to his knees. His white muscle tank top was soon almost covered with blood. He fell to the floor and I ran over to Annabelle, grabbing her arm tightly and forcefully pulling her to her feet. She could barely stand on her own, and she refused to leave Chris.
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“No, Michael, NO! YOU KILLED HIM!” She shrieked as more tears streamed down her face. I picked up because we had to leave, we had to hide. Annabelle kicked and screamed. “I hate you I hate you I HATE YOU, MICHAEL!!” she screamed. Each word was like a blow to the chest, but I had to get her somewhere safe. With Annabelle struggling in my arms, I left the apartment. Mrs. Carson gasped at the sight of blood on my hands, she looked concerned. I looked at her sadly and she nodded.
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“He wasn’t very kind to her” she said softly to me “I...I wont tell the police what you did.” She said.
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“But..T-The fingerprints..” I told her, shaking.
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“....I’ll hide the knife..” She said, sighing. My eyes widened and I nodded, thanking her. I quickly left the apartment building. Annabelle had finally stopped struggling and yelling, eventually she had cried herself to sleep. I carefully put her in the backseat of my car, trying not to wake her, then I got into the driver's seat, started the car, and we left town. After a few hours we had finally gotten out of our home state, Pennsylvania, and headed towards Washington, DC.
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February 24th, 2015
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I sat quietly on the floor, leaning against the wall of a beat up motel room. I lifted my head up to look at Annabelle. She was curled up in the center of the bed, clutching a pillow. The previous night had been hard for her. Her best friend might have killed her Fiance, but then again, he was a complete bitch, I mean she could have been killed if it wasn’t for me, right? I slept on the floor last night, to give Annabelle her space, i doubted she’d ever talk to me again. Sighing, I put my head in my hands. We were in Richmond, the capital of Virginia.
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“M-Michael..?” Annabelle said softly, slowly lifting her head up. I looked over to her. Her makeup was smeared all over her face due to crying and fighting both me, and Chris. The bruise under her cheek had swelled up over the course of the night. I slowly stood up and made my way over to the bed, sitting down on the very edge of the bed.
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“Are you okay, Belle?” I asked her, looking into her deep sea blue eyes that I could get lost in for days. She nodded and inched closer and closer to me until she was resting in the crook of my arm, with both of my arms wrapped around her protectively. No one said anything for what seemed like years, when finally Annabelle talked a little.
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“Michael..” she whispered “I am so, so sorry..” she said, squeezing her eyes shut. My mouth gaped open in surprise.
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“Belle.. Why are you apologizing for that prick?” I asked her. She looked down at her hand and slowly pulled the engagement ring and held it in her hands.
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“Why did I say yes.. I am such an idiot..” She whispered as silent tears slowly rolled down her rosy cheeks. “I.. I used to think he was the best thing that had ever happened to me.. When he was really the worst..” She shuddered in my arms.
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“You loved him, Belle. We all fall in love, and we can’t control who with..” I trailed off. She stood up and walked across the room to face me.
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“So what now, Michael.” She asked me “Chris is dead, or seriously injured. You could go to jail for that.. I already lost Chris-” She choked out and I stood up, reaching for her “I can’t lose you, too.” She barely managed to get out. Annabelle needed safety, a rock. She needed a normal, stable life, and I could still give her that. I could make her love me. I cleared my voice a little and smoothed my shirt down.
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“Right now we’re in Richmond, Virginia. DC is about three and a half hours away. When we get there, we’ll stay in a hotel room and.. Figure out what to do from there.” She looked at the floor and my voice softened “I know this is bad.. But we can work through this.." Annabelle looked up at me with her big, sad, shining blue eyes.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LexTk2ISj
"Promise?" She said softly.569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2JsZNgpTd
I took a deep breath. "I promise, Belle. As long as you're with me.. Nothing will happen to you" I said slightly harshly, but she still came forward and embraced me. 569Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPAtD6tDmr
