"Why don't you break up with him?" Sydney asked me while tending at my bruised arm.

"He didn't mean to hurt me, he said sorry and promised to never do it again!" I said laughing awkwardly.

"Kara" You called my name with an heavy sigh. "Did you forget what you used to tell me?" you looked at me waiting for my answer.

I rolled my eyes and spoke, "I will never stay with a person who raise is hands on me!"

"Aaand..."

"That there is no excuse on earth that justify violence."

"Andddd..."

"That I will kick his treasure before walking away."

"Good, when will you leave the jerk?"

"I won't. I know him and he is not like that, really."

"I know you haven't the most reliable relationship example, but really, think about it." You told me while hugging.

"It's the first time..."

"What if the next it's worst than a bruise?"

I never told you that, that wasn't the first time, I never told you of my other bruises.

"Now you better go home, I don't want you to drive at night."

"He is coming over, right?"

"Who?"

"Santa Claus, come on don't take me for a fool."

"No, he won't, he is on a business trip," I laughed whole heartedly.

"If anything happens call me right away, okay?!"

"Yes mommy!"

"Be serious," You chided smacking jokingly my hand. "Promise me that if something happens you'll call."

"I promise."

Who would have known that it was the last time I saw you!?

"What's this?" He asked me abruptly.

"That's Sydney wedding invitation," I tell him while I put the dinner on the table.

"And?"

"And what?"

"What did you tell?" he ask yanking my arm.

"I asked, and what?"

I didn't see his fist smashing on my eye, I only registered the pain. Immediately I run into the bathroom closing the door before he could catch me.

"You promised, that you wouldn't beat me up again." I told him crying. "You promised, you promised!" I chanted in the bath while hugging my knees.

"Baby, I'm sorry. I promise I'll never do it again, but it was your fault you know that you can't disrespect me. As for Sydney, she needs to go!"

"The one that need to go it's you. I don't want to see you again. It's finished."

He started to bang at the door violently.

"OPEN THIS FUCKING DOOR YOU STUPID WHORE! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME! YOU HEAR ME! YOU-CAN-NEVER-LEAVE-ME!"

He kicked the door leaving a hole.

"GO AWAY OR I CALL THE POLICE!!"

"I'll made you pay for this, I promise!" he grumbled in a low guttural voice. Funnily it was the only promise he kept.

Sydney was right in reminding me my words. Unfortunately, I was never able to tell her that, because he killed me!

A month, it's the time I had left. I remember that I was trying the dress for the wedding when the door bell rang off. I run to the door thinking it was Sydney, how wrong I was.

The moment I opened the door I felt a hand on my neck. A hand that started squeezing me. I started to shake to escape the grip, I made an escape, but it didn't last long. The last thing I remember was my head smacking on the wall...

Today it should be Sydney's wedding I should be helping her preparing for her new adventure, instead she's preparing me for mine. She is helping me getting ready for my last trip.

I'm sorry for not listing to you. I'm sorry I wasn't able to see you marry. I'm sorry for leaving you with this scar.

Only now I understood that in the end promises are just words!