"I feel like you will ruin me one day, Angelica." His voice was hoarse.



His forehead came to rest against mine.



"But why do I want to be ruined so badly?" He breathed.

~~

He was lightning and thunder, frightening, but so magnificent.

I was a hurricane, lost and in search of purpose.

When we met it was like a collision of two catastrophes.

But who knew chaos could be so beautiful, so addicting.

And for a moment, he made me forget the destruction that is inevitable when two storms collide.

When Storms Collide

I can hear the clock ticking as I step into the house and shut the door behind me silently.

I had been working the night-shift at the pump across the street to earn some money for my mother's chemotherapy.

I start to tip-toe towards the stairs, hoping, praying, that he isn't awake.

I've almost made it to the stairs when his voice halts me.

My whole body freezes in fear. My heart races wildly.

/"Where have you been?!/" His voice booms, cutting through the silence of the house. His voice is slurred I can practically smell the alcohol on his breath from here.

/"I asked you a question, I expect an answer!/" He bellows, my back is to him but I can hear his footsteps drawing closer.

My shoulders stiffen and my hands curl into fists.

/"I was working./" I grit out through clenched teeth.

/"Don't lie to me, bitch!/" He growls.

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