Thread: A Twisted Love (canibalistickisses and google)

Things had been happy at first, things had been normal. Dominic had helped her from a present that seemed hopeless and morphed it into something beautiful. When there had been no one else to turn there, there he had been like a knight on the back of a white stallion loving and caring. But as time progressed, the illusion began to fade away. What first had seemed nothing more than too much love fell away to obsessive mania. Every time she had turned around Dominic was there, questioning and pushing. Demanding to know where she had gone, who else had been there and what had been done. Sometimes he even proved to get a bit testy in his hands and more than once Emilie ended with a ring beneath one eye her her lower lip split and puffy. But it always ended the same way. After some tears were spilled, he grabbed his fearful lover close and they lay together until the sun set the next day. Then the circle would pick up once more. One day, Emilie could not take it anymore. The circle had to be broken, she had to get away. Any longer under his spell and there could be nothing to come but a long life of slowly being smothered. The day of his friend's party she had packed a bag, grabbed her valuables, some cash and never once looked back. Admittedly it was quite hard to just up and abandon everything she had known for so many years... Maybe one day she would be able to pick up a phone and call all her friends who had been left in the dust. But months slipped into a year and a call never came to anyone. It had been surprisingly easy to slip into a new life once the weight of her old have been successfully shaken off. Emilie felt renewed, free and optimistic. A small little apartment had been gained in the sleepy city, just on the outside of the closet college, which she enrolled into in the spring. A few friends had been gained. Most lived in the same complex, although a few had been gained in her college courses. Everything seemed to fall right into place and the memories of what seemed to be another live all together fell away. This was her life now. A life as Lucille, and it was all Emilie had ever dreamed of. Months rolled by in her new happy life without hitch. Every day as perfect as the last, peppered with only the difficulties an everyday person would have broke, bored and occasionally tired and hungry when she parted her night job too long or had no money for food after bills. It was sometimes a struggle to get by, but it was a fight Lucille was more than happy to make. She was free and toughing life by herself without Dominic looming over her shoulder. Tonight was not not the same as any other night. Tonight was a night of dancing and celebration. Tonight was Lucille's first birthday in her new life and it was also her twenty-first. A group of friend had vehemently persuaded that it would be best spent at the local night club. Drinks, dancing, music, the works. Nearly all her friends were eager to come and a few had even pulled a few strings to get a big portion of the club made V.I.P. just for their group. Lucille's best friend Sylva had picked out matching dresses for them to wear and had even spent the night so they could spend the whole day getting pampered. The rest of the group got together around seven, meeting in their own vehicles but all compacting to two to drive up to the place. Milky white flesh glistening in the iridescence of neon lights mixed with the full moon's glow, ruby lips curled in a smile and rich auburn hair done into a messy up-do, Lucille could barely contain herself as she entered the club. Slyva at one arm and Sebastian--mister tall and handsome with sea-foam eyes--on her other eyes. Strolling into the crowd, Slyva soon broke off to go nestle into her beau, leaving only Sebastian still attached, not that he seemed to mind. Jade eyes sleepishly lifted to fall upon sea-foam and immediately red spurned into rouge touched cheeks. I want to thank you guys for setting this all up for me... You guys are the best.... All the while, Dominc's presence fell upon ignorance. Unaware for the predator lurking among cast shadow and strobe lights.