5

"Thank you so much, Denise" Julie said getting out of the car.

"Julie" Denise said stopping her, "What really happened?"

"I told you already"

"This is that last thing I want to think about my son, but he didn't do this on purpose right?"

"No he didn't" Julie laughed lightly, "Thanks again" she said walking in the house as Denise drove away. Julie walked past Diana and AJ and into the kitchen.

"Jules" Diana said

Julie looked up at Diana, then down at her arm which was in a hanging cast. "I'm sorry D" she said as tears poured out, "I'm so sorry"

"Awww sweetie" Diana said hugging her lightly, "Why are you sorry"

"You're dissapointed in me"

"No I'm not. You're an adult and you can make your own decisions"

Julie nodded sitting back down, "Can you send AJ in here?"

"Yea" she said walking away.

AJ walked in, "look...honny"

"No, let me talk" She said, "I'm leaving"

"What?"

"We had an agreement AJ. I told you I was leaving next time you hit me" She said standing up and walking up the stairs.

AJ followed close behind, "Baby please" he begged

"No!" she exclimed as she grabbed a bag. She threw stuff in a bag, mainly clothes

"Please, I'm begging you honny"

"You don't care when I'm begging you to stop hitting me! Look what you did this time AJ!"

"I know" he said as tears formed, "I'm sorry"

"Do you understand what you did? You just about broke my arm!"

"I know baby, please forgive me, I'm so sorry"

"You may be sorry, but I'm not doing it anymore"

"I'm never going to do it again. I swear" He said

"Don't give me that!" She screamed at him

AJ sat down and tried pulling stuff out of her suitcase

"Get out of here and let me pack"

"I'll give you anything you want, Julie. I know that I haven't bought you anything in a while, what do you want? I'll give you money, anything you want"

"We've been together for three years, have I ever asked you for money?"

"No...but--"

"Then I don't want it now. If you wanna know what I want from you, leave me alone and stay out of my life.

"You can't leave me" AJ said wiping the tears away

"Look, let me just clear my head ok? I mean let me stay somewhere for a couple of weeks and If I think that we both have had enough time, we'll get back together"

"We will?" AJ asked

"If I think you've changed"

"I will" He nodded, "Cause I love you so much"

"I know you do" she whispered, "I'm gonna leave tommorow"

"Can you sleep in here, with me?"

"I'm gonna go sleep in Diana's room. I haven't seen her in so long"

"Ok" he nodded, "I love you Julie"

Julie nodded walking out of the room and into Diana's

"So what happened?"

"I'm gonna leave for a while until I think we've both had time to change a little" She said, "Move over"

"Awwwww, my little sister wants to sleep with me" Diana said in a baby voice

"Dummy" She giggled laying next to her, "you're only three minutes older than me"

"and a half"

"How long are you staying here?"

"Until next friday. Mom was complaining about how you never call her"

"She was? I just called her not that long ago"

"You know how mom is. If you don't call she thinks you're dead"

"I'll call her tommorow" She said while closing her eyes.

"Does your arm still hurt?"

"Yea" Julie nodded, "it'll be ok"

"Has he hit you before?"

"Yea" she nodded as tears formed

"how long has this been going on?"

"about 3 years"

"Jesus Christ!" Diana exclimed, "You can't get back with him"

"He only does it when he's drunk or mad D."

"You better start fighting back"

Julie nodded, "I don't really feel like talking about it right now ok?"

"Yea fine" Diana said before the two fell asleep