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"How many times must I tell you not to touch my stuff?!". The man's voice was heard loudly through the apartment building. "I-I was only trying to tidy up the place. Tell me what you're looking for, and I'll help you find it. Besides, what's yours is mine too". Robyn said in a weak voice.

"I never said I needed you to tidy up my place - did I?! Did I ever say I belonged to you?!". The man asked angrily. "You're just my whore - what gave you the right to go around touching my stuff?!". He only realized what he just said after he already said it.

He face-palmed and started cooking up an explanation in his head. "What did you just call me David?!". Robyn asked, unable to believe her ears. "David you just called me a fucking whore. We've been dating for two years already, and all you see me as is a whore?!". David didn't say anything. He turned his back to her, and kept running his fingers through his hair.

The neighbors all came out of their apartments, to stand in the corridor and listen. "It seems like she's finally standing up to him". Said one of the women. "She always tolerates his tantrums and bullshit. He hits her all the time, and she keeps coming back here". Whispered an older woman in the group.

"It's the power of love - these days youngsters have a lot of kinks. Maybe that's their own way of expressing love - through physical abuse". Said a drunk old man. The women pushed him away. "Get lost you crazy old drunk!". They said in unison. "It's not a kink. if it was, she wouldn't retaliate".

Robyn was still yelling at David inside the room. "I've tolerated all the shits you've done! In the last six months, you've frequently visited a gay bar - it's okay if you like guys, but shouldn't you have at least told me, and broken up with me mutually?!". Robyn said angrily. "I would've understood".

"You'd get drunk and hit me - I forgave you every single fucking time, for every fucking thing you've ever done. Do I look like an idiot to you?!". She asked in the top of her voice. David grabbed her shoulders and forced her to sit down.

"Just fucking shut up and let me explain". He said to her. "Listen I'm really sorry. I didn't mean what I said - I was just a little stressed. You understand right? Do you forgive me?". Robyn looked at him angrily, as he spoke. That was the worst apology she had ever heard. It didn't come from his heart at all.

She pushed him away and got up. "I'm done David. Everything we had never held any importance to you - that's why I'm leaving your stupid engagement ring here, and walking out". She took off the ring and dropped it on the floor. "When we first met, I told you why I left home - because my parents were abusive. My mom was always high on weed, and the same goes for my dad. They were drunk 24hours a day and would hit me whenever they felt like".

As Robyn spoke, tears rolled down her cheeks. She had her back to David. "My parents never took care of me. My sisters died, because they were too careless. It's a miracle I'm alive. You promised me I'd never experience the same things again - that our kids would be the happiest. But you're an even bigger asshole than my dad!". She didn't want to spend another minute next to him.

"I've had enough. I'm tired of waking up in the middle of the night to see you jerking off to gay porn". Robyn said angrily.

She wiped her tears, and turned to face him. "I got a new job, so I thought I'd share the good news with you. That's why I came here". Robyn grabbed her purse from the couch as she spoke. "Since there's nothing more, I'm leaving. Good riddance". She went out, and slammed the door behind her. Some of the neighbors, peeped through their doors to give her a thumbs up. She smiled at them, and left.

David was stunned for a bit, then he felt like he just got his freedom. He called his secret boyfriend over to celebrate.

She hired a taxi to go back home. She immediately crashed on her bed when she got to her apartment. "Ahh....so this is what freedom feels like". She smiled happily as she stared at the ceiling.

"I suddenly feel refreshed, and I want to celebrate". She said to herself. She took out her phone, and ordered pizza, sushi, chicken and some drinks. "Ha! Better to dump, than to get dumped". She took a bath before her delivery arrived. She changed into a pair of white shorts and a tank top. When the delivery arrived, she tied her hair in a bun and got ready to dig in.

She ate and drank to her heart's content. She changed into a pair of pants and put on a jacket. Then she went for a walk. The cold breeze caressed her face and hair. She went back when it was late, feeling happy.

"From tomorrow, I'm a new woman, with a new life. No more pain or worries". Robyn wrote down all the events of the day in her diary, and fell asleep with a smile on her face.