153 Flashback

"Nova, if you learn to behave I wouldn't have to hurt you," Eli says reaching out to me. I flinch at his touch as he pets my head like he actually cares. Eli's blue eyes and dark black hair used to be attractive to me. He used to look like a hot greek god, but now? 

Now he was just a monster who broke me and locked me into a cage. I've always been alone but when I met the attractive Eli in college, I fell head over heels in love. He said all the right things at all the right times and was even gentle and caring when I gave him my first time.

It wasn't until a year later that things had started to change. It started out with small remarks, no longer allowing me to hang out with friends, no going out, and no telling him no. It happened so gradually that I hadn't really noticed it.