All Chapters of Married At My Ex Husband's Funeral : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

CHAPTER TWOI woke up to the feeling of rough hands opening my legs and carelessly ripping my shorts away from my legs before forcefully throwing my legs apart. I tried not to move or make sounds...because Daniel did not like it when I interrupted him while he used my body.He forced himself into me, not caring to lubricate my entrance in anyway...It had become part of my morning routine... Like a chore I have to fulfill.When he was done, he grunted, sinking his teeth into my left shoulder and pinning me there.He just rolled off of my body while I scurried to prepare for his party.As I looked at my reflection in the morrow, I looked tired, bruised, stretched thin by fear and just ready to give up, but makeup could do miracles when my survival depended on it.I dabbed foundation over the fading purple bruise on my cheek, patting the sponge gently. My husband watched from the doorway with a cold impatience, tapping his watch.“Hurry up,” he snapped. “I’m not walking in late because

CHAPTER FOURMy eyes flew open with a violent gasp.I sat straight up, clutching my throat, my lungs screaming for air. The phantom feeling of Daniel’s fingers crushing my windpipe was so real I could still taste the metallic tang of blood in my mouth. I was trembling, waiting for the dark bathroom walls, the cold tiles, and his twisted face to appear.But they didn't.The air around me was warm, smelling faintly of lavender and vanilla. I blinked, wiping away the tears blurring my vision, and looked down. I wasn't on the bathroom floor. I was sitting in an oddly familiar bed with crisp white sheets and a plush, pink velvet headboard.I looked around the room, my heart hammering against my ribs.This wasn't Daniel's house.I looked to my left. On the white nightstand sat my old polaroid camera, right next to a half-empty bag of strawberry candies. Across the room, a massive gray beanbag chair sat in the corner, and a silver high school graduation trophy gleamed on the shelf above it.