Tag: #dating

(short story)

Christy and Tyler had been in a relationship for three years.  Tyler had a controlling behavior toward Christy, dictating what she said and could do. Christy eventually got the strength to leave  Tyler but she began to get up every morning and find herself crying. Christy was left with deep emotional scars and always asked herself why she stayed in the relationship with Tyler after what he had done to her.  

One weekend Tyler and Christy were in their home and Tyler went into the bathroom to take a nice hot bath in their whirlpool tub.  Tyler called Christy into the bathroom and asked her to join him and offered to give her a massage.  Christy got undressed and climbed into the tub to relax with Tyler.  They talked for a while as Tyler was massaging her shoulders as she laid back against his chest.  Tyler wrapped his legs around her tightening them. He began to massage her shoulders with increased pressure.  He slowly began to push her downwards into the water.

Christy was in shock and asked, “What are you doing?” He did not respond at first and remained silent. After a few seconds had passed, he replied, ” You need to watch what you say to people.” Christy began to panic as he pushed her under the water.  She started to struggle as he held her down.  When he finally released her, she came up out of the tub choking and gasping for air. She began to catch her breath and tears were streaming down her face. Tyler responded, “You need to be careful of what you say because you never know what might happen to you.” Tyler warned her of the future consequences of what might happen to her if she said anything.

 As Christy left the bathroom to get dressed, Tyler came into the room and sat on the bed where Christy was sitting. He wrapped his arms around her and told her he loved her and would never do that again.  

Christy eventually left Tyler a few years later and the trauma has haunted Christy years later.  She has not been able to take baths for fear of a man doing this again to her.