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She was knocked for six when re-entering her home, it really was smashed to bits more than she had remembered. There were pieces embedded everywhere she looked. He had gone to town on the place and it looked it. She stopped suddenly, remembering that David was supposed to have moved his stuff out. She dropped the brush down as she went from room to room as she looked round to see what he had actually taken that morning. Then the anger set in.
As per usual David had left it to her to clean up his mess. This was the last one EVER! She promised herself. She swore to herself ‘ You David Rosenberg and I are so done’ .
She was surprised at how quick they had managed to put the place in some habitable order. She even laughed when she suggested coffee before realizing that she had no cups to drink them out of. Bless Lucy; she had popped out to get some take-outs from the local coffee house.
While she was gone, Rebecca took stock of her home going from room to room noting what needed to be replaced and what had actually survived. She found that heartbreaking. She had worked hard to get the things they had and he had smashed it…just like her heart.
She really didn’t feel like this was home anymore. Home was supposed to be safe. Then she decided it was. It had to be. It was home just for the moment because she couldn’t think of looking for somewhere else right now. Not when her head felt like it was going to explode with all the questions flying around in it.
She was thankful for Lucy’s return with two velvety coffees in their paper cups. They moved around the furniture, trying to change up the place so it wouldn’t feel like last night. They plunked themselves down on the sofa chatting to themselves. They chatted a good while, trying to make some form of normality out of the madness that had occurred last night.
“Do you want to stay at mine for a couple of days or do you want me to stay here?
Rebecca thought long and hard before answering.
“No Luce I think I need to dig my heels in and deal with this shit. I can’t run away from this,” her hands semi in the air as she explained.
“And this shit will still be here when I get back. I’m only delaying the inevitable. Plus I will have to stay here on my own at some point. It’s better sooner than later.” Lucy agreed. She was proud of her gutsy friend.
“Well, if you’re sure Hun. I’m only at the other end of the phone if you need me. I will stay if you want. I don’t like the idea of you being on your own.” Rebecca knew sooner or later and there was no time like the present.
“I love you Lucy,” said Rebecca “I can’t thank you enough for being there for me when I really needed someone.” She hugged her friend.
“Before I found you again I had no one. Maybe that’s why I took it. I was so embarrassed, so ashamed of myself for putting up with his shit”. She started to laugh.
“Bloody hell I haven’t even got a TV anymore. I can’t play any music as he’s smashed bloody everything…God damn it! I just fucking hate him so much!”
”Me too”, laughed Lucy but she really did mean it with every inch of her being.
It was 7pm when Lucy was forced to go home by Rebecca. She was rearranging the room again. Wondering if she should buy this place anymore, she could afford to do it on her own. Her phone rang jolting her back to reality. She was half expecting it to be Lucy telling her she was home. To her surprise it was Carol, David’s sister, saying she was outside in her car and not to worry as she was on her own.
When Carol walked through the door her face dropped, she was noticeably horrified to see how battered Rebecca was. Her brother had certainly gone to town with his fists on this poor girl. But even with her swollen eyes, cut and bruised lips, Rebecca still looked beautiful. God her brother was so stupid. He was such an arsehole, she thought.
Carol stood awkwardly in the sitting room her hands in her Burberry style rain coat. She