Back When Things Were Good

As I approached my car I could feel him behind me. I turned just as I was at the bumper of my car. Needing multiple escape routes if things became heated. They always became heated at each of my attempts to break free of Trevor. We had been together for four and a half years. I probably tried breaking up with him a half dozen times but, he always had an apology and an excuse for his behavior. Like the time I caught him using the garage code to gain access to my house when I told him I no longer wanted to see him. Trevor had flowers and a note. He told me he was just going to leave them on my bed. Now I have my suspicions about that?

Things started off romantic. I meet Trevor during spring break our Junior year of high school. He had just moved to the area from the city of Chicago to the my little town of Visalia, CA. He was working as a lifeguard at the community pool. I was there with my friends and we were all eyeing the new guy with piercing blue eyes and dark hair tosled just right on his head. All my friends had eyes on him but, it seemed his eyes always followed me. We didn't introduce ourselves that day but, when we returned to school from spring break there he was in the hallway smiling at me. He walked up and introduced himself letting me know he remembered me in my purple bikini from the community pool. I blushed and introduced myself. He offered to carry my books I had just fetched from my locked. From that day on he waited for me every morning at my locker for two whole weeks until he finally asked me out on a date. Who would refuse? All the girls were jealous that the new hot guy who seemed to be so sweet lavished me with all his attention! From that first date forward we were inseparable.

Fast forward to now. My heart was racing as I knew what was coming. A hand landed on the back side of my car essentially blocking me from getting in. I looked up at Trevor with pleading eyes "please let me go" I whispered. He shook his head slowly and said "I love you." Which in his twisted mind he thought he did, maybe at first he did? Somehow I became his to control. I needed to set him straight!