Chapter 4

Nancy My heart was broken when I heard what my little boy said. I didn't think about how much this would affect Leo. I felt guilty for him. But when I thought of what Reyes did to us before, remembering what happened the day before leaving home, I knew I did nothing wrong. " Shhh, Leo, baby, do you feel better? " I kissed him on the forehead tenderly. It was as if he didn't even hear my voice because he kept crying loudly. I sighed again and put him on the floor. As soon as Leo's feet touched the ground, he lay on the ground and continued to cry. Leo was a happy boy always but today he got a fever. I took him to my doctor and got some medicine for him in the morning. As I was thinking, I suddenly heard heavy footsteps coming from the door, and I was taken aback for a moment, not knowing who it was. The door flew open, and my very angry mate walked in. " Can you shut him up! " Reyes yelled, frightening me. I stared at the floor intently, then raised my eyes hesitantly, peeking at him through my eyelashes. His dark brown hair was messy as if he had fought with someone. His dark green eyes were filled with anger and his cheek was red like a monkey butt. He was drunk and half asleep. His eyes swept to me, then softened for a few seconds, then became angry again. " Did you hear it! I told him to shut up! " He shouted at his son again. " I tried it. " I quietly looked at Leo and said. Reyes roared angrily and strode two steps towards me. He grabbed my chin roughly and forced me to look into his eyes. His fingers tightened on my chin, and I knew I would get bruises in the morning. I saw it in Reyes' eyes, anger. I knew what he was going to do like that he used to. I pulled him away and fell to the ground before Reyes's fist fell on my back. Reyes yelled, grabbed my hair, and pulled me up from the ground. I screamed in pain. His eyes became pitch black with anger, and his whole body was shaking. He stepped to me and grabbed my hair again with one of his big hands. I feel that my hair is about to be ripped off. I struggled hard, but he stretched out his other hand and grabbed my hands tightly, making me immobile. "Slut! Can't you take care of a child?" I heard his angry voice coming from behind my ears, and at this time I had his head pressed to the ground. He grabbed my head and slammed my head against the ground. He repeated this action three times. While doing this to me, he scolded me and told me what a terrible woman I was. " I don't love you, I will, never. The only reason I keep you by my side is that your body gives me pleasure that no one else can do. But I swear if you don't listen to me and I will get rid of you once and for all. Any question?" He whispered cruelly. I nodded as hard as I could. I didn't have the energy to speak, even out of breath. I feel dizzy before my eyes. A bloodstain appeared on the ground. Leo cried louder behind him, and he came to me crying as if he was going to stop Reyes. Reyes released his hand, then he walked towards Leo. "I said! STOP! Crying!" His fist was clenched. I knew he was going to beat Leo. With all my strength, I stood up abruptly, rushed towards Leo, and held him in my arms. "No! I think he is sick." I couldn't help crying and trembling. Because I hoped I could arouse his sympathy. "Okay. Oh, you should make sure my baby boy feels better. " At this time, his tone was genuine concern. After speaking, Reyes walked out of the room. I lay motionless on the ground, and Leo lay in my arms. He looked at my wound and said, "Mom, do you hurt?" I touched his little face and shook my head. I couldn't move, and then slowly tried to pull myself up from the ground. I looked down at the wooden floor and found blood everywhere. Leo has stopped crying, I put Leo in his bedroom and gave him his favorite toy. I was scared to see myself, but I took a deep breath, walked into the bathroom, and looked at the mirror. My appearance made me burst into tears. My forehead was bleeding. My lips were cracked and swollen, and I could see all kinds of black bruises on my face. There were Reyes' handprints all over my body. When I heard Leo crying from the bedroom again, I still stared at myself in the mirror. When I was standing next to him, my little boy sat on his ass and looked up at me. I gritted my teeth, knowing that holding him would make me painful, then gently leaned over and hugged him into my arms. Tears poured out of my eyes. I touched his forehead and I thought he was better now. And then I made a big decision. Reyes usually didn't return until two or three in the morning, so I knew I had enough time to do what needed to be done. I started packing. I grabbed as many clothes as possible and stuffed them into my medium-sized suitcase. I packed everything that could fit into the suitcase, then woke up and walked into the closet. Reyes hid his money. I took eight hundred dollars and stuffed it in a suitcase. Then I went to Leos' room, took a big bag, and packed everything in it. I found the key to Reyes' SUV and went to the elevator to the garage. This was not the first time Reyes has treated me so badly. What’s worse this time was that he just wanted to hit his son. I couldn't stand it anymore.