1 Prologue

Caroline

Standing helping her son Noah with his homework Caroline glances at the clock and notices it's already 11pm and he still isn't home.

"Can you help me with question seve–" Noah is interrupted as they hear a car pull into the drive way, seconds later a door slams and the car pulls away. Caroline tenses, "Come Noah it's time for bed, we can finish this tomorrow morning." she gently helps him off of the counter stool and hurriedly rushes him to his room. She tucks him into bed and turns on his night light and soothing machine which begins to emit gentle songs.

"Goodnight my love. You are my everything–"

"You are my world." he finishes for her. She kisses his forehead and begins to leave the room closing and locking the door behind her. She swiftly hides the key before going downstairs to the kitchen.

As Caroline enters she sees him sitting at the counter eating the food she had left out for him. "Hello honey..." she starts gently, "how was your day?" Jack finishes the food in his mouth before glancing at her, his eyes immediately harden.

"How was my day?" Caroline clenches her hands at her sides and slowly moves further away from him. "HOW WAS MY DAY!?" his voice has risen an abrupt amount by now, Caroline tenses predicting what is to come next. "I GOT FUCKING FIRED!" Jack stands quickly knocking the stool over in the process. Throwing the glass in his hand at the wall he stalks towards Caroline. "THEY SAY IT'S BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS DRUNK? CAN YOU BELIEVE THEM, ME? ALWAYS DRUNK–" Caroline finds herself in the corner looking at the ground when she feels his hand roughly grip her chin. He forces her to look into his eyes as he finishes his sentence with a sinister smirk, "–could never be."

At this close proximity Caroline can smell the usual scent of alcohol on his breath and she tenses once more. Before she could blink his fist collides with her cheek knocking her to the ground. She let's out a silent whimper not wanting to wake up Noah. "You know the worst part? First I get fired, then I still have to come home to your face." Jack grabs her off of the floor by her neck and squeezes. "You disgust me." he finishes before dropping her to the ground and kicking her in the stomach then walking away.

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