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a special night with our friends, and I couldn't wait to celebrate with him. Maybe just mayb

'd take my hand or whisper something sweet in my ear. But Jake

or tonight?" I asked, t

fine," Jake replied,

laced by a growing sense of annoya

me or looked my way, I felt so invisible. When I tried talkin

been acting like am invisi

n't understand," he s

ered just bel

oiled over. "You barely noticed me all nig

d. "You're being dramatic,

. "You only care about

I do," he said, his voice dripping with malice.

y arm like a vice. He yanked me close, his eyes blazing with an

ainst the wall, his fingers digging into my skin. My head spun as he

ainful reminder of Jake's cruelty. I gazed at my re

rk bruise spreading across my cheekbone. I winced, reme

ined to cover the evidence of Jake's cruelty. As a secreta

y skin tone. I added a dusting of powder, hoping to set the makeup in place. But no matter how

ing to distract from my face. But as I headed to the kitchen to grab her coffee, I

to face my colleague's, not to talk of havi

worked at and I wasn't just a worker I was his sec

g that everything was fine. Getting to the company compound I tried avoiding eye contact with anybody

I knew there was no need hiding it was already obvious. The dark bruise spreading across my cheekbone complementing the swol

y colleague Emily asked,

brush it off. "Oh, I just

cover for the wound, They exchanged skeptic

balance," I added, trying to sound convincing as I turned looking at Jake through t

peared at my side, his smi

ng? I see you're getting

unease. I knew he was just trying to save face in front of his emp

he needed, I was so angry at him to the extent of ruining his reputation but I loved him, if I didn't, a rep

phone buzzed with

t. I was stressed and took it out

s just a way to control me to keep me from speaking out agai

d hastily gathered my things and left the office as soon as the clock struc

I was greeted by the aroma of cooking food and the soft glow of

ipping with sincerity. "I made your favorite dinne

effort he put into apologizing. Maybe

how much he appreciated me and needed me in his li

h desire. "Let's put the past behind us and start fresh," he whi