It was the next day and once again 5am ritual takes place, except today is the day I have an interview with my past trying to get her past. I’m on my way to her place since that’s what I was told, otherwise I’d be in my office under my rules.

‘Knock’

I wait for about 10min, no answer.

‘Ding Dong’

Answer your god damn door!

"Who are you?" I’m greeted by an old lady, oh shit wrong house!

"Umm sorry Ma’am, do you know where I could find Miss Davies?" I ask and she looks down.

"Poor girl lives next door" She has a look of hurt in her eyes when she looks at me and I feel bad for her, not for Ashley.

"Have you ever heard any strange things from that place?" I ask trying to get any information subtle for the case.

"Every night or early early in the morning all I here is the girl scream and loud banging noises, I try to ignore it the best I can since we all know how he’s going to react if you step in" She explained and my heart fell to my stomach.

"I should go then, thanks for everything Miss?"

"Gerard, Nancy Gerard" She told me and I smiled.

"Have a good day Miss Gerard" I wished her and she smiled back as I made my way to Ashley’s real home or should I say house.

See I don’t call a house a home unless it’s a place you feel secure in, which in her case isn’t.

"Ashley Davies, it’s your lawyer!" I shout as I knock on the door.

The door flings open, and all those years of not seeing her being easy is crashed in a matter of seconds and I’m speechless, she looks so different, so warn out.

"Why are you here? Is this a joke…?" She asked me scared and I hurt for her, for once in 5 years I hurt for Ashley Davies, I hate seeing her this broken, when we were together we were so alive and now she’s this…

"No, I’m your lawyer from Dryer Attourney" I explained and she looked down.

"Come in then I guess…" She opens the door a little more for me, only enough for me to come in and nothing else.