She was gorgeous, at least, that’s what everyone told her.

But that moment, she felt the most hidious person on this earth. The bruise on her arm told her as much.

Brad wouldn’t be home for another 4 hours, enough time for her to fix his supper and clean up the house a little. Being the lawyer he was, his hours were long and he was always tired when he got home.

She glanced at the calendar in the entryway to the kicthen.
Only 6 days.

6 days until she was going to forever be with Brad. Forever. That word seemed to echo in her mind over and over. Why had she put up with him for this long?

‘The real question is,’ she thought, ’ how am I going to stand him for the rest of my life?’

Forever. The word re-entered her mind.
Her life was never supposed to end up this way. She had big dreams and high hopes after she finished high school.

But those dreams died the day Laura met Brad Sherwood.