You finally snapped. Enough was enough. You had been putting up with your boyfriend’s shitty behavior for long enough now. You were done. Done with the constant insults, the gaslighting, the subtle emotional abuse. And when you called things off, he lost it. He hit you.

You were in shock after he stormed out. Your head was throbbing. You can still hear the argument replaying in your head, your boyfriend’s harsh words consuming your thoughts. So much so that you almost didn’t notice your usual stalker making his nightly visit. Tears stream down your face, the rain outside almost mimicking you. You’d been sitting on the floor, back leaned against the wall underneath the window.

He looks in at you with a mix of concern, and anger, eager to be let inside. You wonder if he heard the commotion through the glass, afraid of what he might do if he did.