Kahlan's POV
It felt like nothing went as I wanted it to do anymore. I had just broke up with my boyfriend after he had hit me multiplied times, it was something I never thought he would be able to do; I really loved and trusted him. His name was Michael and we had dated for around two years before it happened. I was lucky that I could escape him before it went worse than it already was. I hadn't seen him for two months and I had started to build up my life again, but I wasn't myself, I couldn't trust men and I didn't think I could fall in love again, for real. But despite the negative things I had change my job from being an assistant for older people to working at an office. The place I worked at was called Haner and was owned by a man called Brian Haner SR, who was my boss and a really nice guy. I had worked there for about a month and was really enjoying it there, I had met some really nice people and everyone treated me well there.

By the way, my name is Kahlan Mitchell and I am a 23-year old girl from a place called Long Beach, and yes, my parents named me after one of the main character in the book the sword of Truth. I have pretty long and dark brown hair and green eyes. I'm about 5"12 and have a normal body. And that's enough about me. My best friend is called Erica and she is 25 years old with blond long hair and blue eyes, a bit taller than me, but not much. She is really gorgeous and dates a colleague to us, his name is Arin and he is a really sweetheart with his brown eyes and his fluffy curls. If it wasn't that my best friend dated him, I would try to flirt a little and see how things would go. Apparently he is in a band called something I didn't put on mind. It is another guy called Zacky who works with us as well; he is also in that band. He is sweet and friendly; he is really handsome with black hair and adorable green eyes, and arms full of tattoos. But I didn't feel anything besides friendship around him. We had only known each other for a month so you could never know if it would be more than that. But I didn't think so, especially when I had a hard time trusting anyone that had a penis!

Today was Monday and I was starting to get ready for work. It was 6 in the morning and I had to be at work in an hour, as my alarm clock went off I stretched out and rubbed my eyes, it was pretty bright in my room, but if it would be dark I wouldn’t get up. My room was light beige with tree floor in a darker shade; I didn’t have a lot in my room, a wardrobe, television and king size bed. I had showered before I went to bed so I didn't have to rush in the morning, just fix my hair and then put on some make-up and I would be ready. I walked to my wardrobe and hoped that I would find some nice to wear today, I wanted it discreet but still a bit sexy. So I took a white shirt, a gray west and a pair of tight black jeans. Now it was just the make-up and hair fixing left and I had about forty-five minutes left before I had to be at work. I went to the bathroom so I could fix my hair, I blow-dried it just because it was humid and I wanted it straight today. Normally I have a bit curly hair, but I prefer it straight. As I looked in to the mirror, I felt how empty I really was. The hole Michael made in me just grew for each day, but today I would stand tall. I hadn’t time with this sort of thoughts before work, I would seize the day, take it as it comes. After blow-drying my hair I put my straightener and applied some make-up. Eyeliner, mascara, rouge and some lip-gloss would be good enough today. I finished off with some quick strokes with the straightener and sprays with a perfume that smelled like spring flowers before I realized that it was time to go. A pair of gray Converse and my bag and I were ready for a day at the office. Before I took off I ran to my refrigerator to pick up a juicebox and an apple, so I would survive the morning.

It only took five minutes before I was at the office thanks to my lovely little blue ford from 1996, it wasn’t the best car in the world, but it was my little baby and I had a couple of minutes to spare before the boss' assistant would come over with work that would last the day, or probably the whole week. I entered the building, the light was dull, it felt like a hospital when you walked through the rooms. With some pain and maybe some new lamps, the office would be as good as new. And more homely.

"Hey Kahlan, had a nice weekend?" Zacky asked me and I nearly jumped of my chair in frighten. I noticed that he wore a red and white checkered shirt and a pair of black skinny jeans. His hair was semi-fixed but looked really nice. Zacky could wear anything and it would look great, he just had that body.
"Oh God Zack, you are going to get me killed!" I said and held my hands on my heart.
"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to scare you." He said and laughed.
"No worry, I'm easily frightened."
"So, how was your weekend?" He asked again.
"Pretty boring as usual, didn't do much, how was your weekend?" I asked.
"I found a really nice bar, you should follow next time." He said.
"Well, maybe, I'm not that much of a drinker."
"Oh, come one, it would be fun!"
"I didn't say no." I said and he giggled at me.
"Well, I'll have to go now, see you at lunch." He said and I waved goodbye to him.

The boss' assistant, Sarah, came with a lot of work a minute after Zacky had left. At lunch I had worked a lot and had so much more to do. I didn't think that I would have time to eat, Sarah wanted me to finish it all today, and I would never do that if I walked off to eat.

"Are you coming Kahlan?" I heard Erica yell to me.
"I can't, I have too much to do today." I said to her and sighed.
"But hun, you can't skip lunch." She told me.
"I have to; Sarah needs all this before the end of this day." I said and showed her all the folders and papers that lay on my desk.
"It doesn't matter, come on now, we are going to eat. I will help you with your work after lunch; I don't have anything better to do anyway."
"How come she just throws all the stuff on me and you have nothing to do?" I asked her.
"She is in love with my father, and she is afraid that I will ruin her plans of marring him." She said and winked at me.
"That is not fair!" I whined.
"Well, nothing is." She said and stretched out her tongue at me.
"No I guess it is not. Bur let's eat, I'm starving."

We walked to our lunch room, Zacky and Arin joined us and we sat and chatted for a while. The guys talked about a gig they would have this weekend and invited me and Erica, of course we said yes. I had no idea what sort of music they played or if they were really bad. But it was only one way to find out.

"So what are you guys calling your band?" I asked Zacky and Arin while I put my food in the microwave.
"Avenged Sevenfold." Zacky said proudly.
"Ooh sounds bad ass." I said and he playfully hit me on my arm.
"It is." He said and smirked.
"How many more members are you? And what kind of music are you playing?" I asked.
"Metal-ish and we are five members, it's me, Arin, the boss' son Brian, Matt Sanders and a guy called Johnny. I don't think that you have met any of them." He said and took a bite of his food and I heard the micro pling and took out my food, placed myself on the small round table and started to eat and continue our conversation.
"Well not really, I didn't even know that our boss had a son." I said and laughed.
"You haven't?" Erica asked in chock and I responded by shaking my head, "You have missed something, he is a real catch."
"Wait what?" Arin asked confused and looked up from his phone.
"Don't worry hun, you are the only one for me." She said and pecked his lips.

They were so cute together; I also wanted that for myself. Michael wasn't a very romantic person at all; he was angry all the time and had a temper. He never wanted to kiss me and when we had sex it was just because "he needed it" and not because he loved me or wanted to have sex with me. When I finally said no to him he slapped me unconscious and I woke up a couple of hours later. I don't know why I stayed with him at all, he was mean to me and I didn't feel good mentally when I was with him.

"What are you thinking about Kahlan?" Zacky asked me and he sounded worried.
"Nothing." I said a little bit too fast.
"Something is making you upset, you can talk to me." He said and placed his hand over mine and flashed a weak smile.
"Well, my ex-boyfriend popped up in my head." I said and looked down on my feet.
"Is that a bad thing?"
"If hitting a girl is bad, then yes it is a bad thing." I said.
"Did he do that to you?" Zacky asked chocked.
"Yes, multiplied times."
"If I ever will see him, he is as good as dead." He said and I could see his knuckles getting white.
"Don't worry; he lives a good couple of miles away from here." I said and gave him a week smile, but the truth was that I had no idea if he still lived so far away from me.
"We have to go back now, or Sarah will kill us." Erica said and we all walked back in to the office and went back to work.

Erica helped me with all the work and we just managed to do all of the things Sarah told me to do before it was time to go home. I had a lot to sort, fax, copy and finish by adding them at Sarah’s desk before the day was over. And thanks to Erica, we did all of the things half an hour before the day was over.

"That was fun." Erica told med when we walked out of the building.
"Not really, and I am sure that I will have to do the same things tomorrow, or more." I said and sighed.
"I can't understand why she is so mean; Brian SR should really talk to her about giving you a chance to finish everything before she throws more at you."
"Like if that would happen." I said and hissed.
"Maybe not, well I have to go, see you tomorrow Kay." She said before I got in to my car and drove home. I turned on the radio, just to avoid all the thoughts that ran around in my head. They played Enter Sandman by Metallica, one of my favorite songs of all time. I hummed through the song and was soon on the parking lot at my apartment. I parked at one of the few parking lots and walked out of my car. It was cloudy outside, but not cold, I preferred sun, so this was another day I would spend in my apartment. I went inside the house and checked my mail, nothing fun as usual, just bills and advertising. I sighed as I started to climb the stairs to the second floor. When I opened the door I got greeted by my little pug Zero who had been at my parents place the whole weekend.

"Hey honey, when did you get her?" I said and he jumped at me and gave me a lot of kisses, "I have missed you sooo much! Who is a god boy?"

He lay at my feet and I rubbed his belly and his tail wigged as if it would be no tomorrow. This was the best thing to come home to, a cute little pug that loved you no matter what you did. Zero was a present from my parents when I turned 20, he is the cutest little pug I have ever met, and the only one I could bare. If I could chose I wouldn't have any animals, it is a big responsibility and I'm not that of a big animal person. But Zero is my everything and I would love him until the day any of us died. The cutest part about him is that he is that he is a little fatter than the normal pugs, but that didn't matter, he is my little fat pug.

"Guess whose birthday it is soon." I said to Zero and he ran around and wagged his whole body, "Yes it is your third birthday soon, who is a big boy?"
"You know that you shouldn't talk with baby voice when you're talking with him, right?" My mother said to me and walked out from my living room in to the hall, that really needed a renovation, it was too dark and boring. I had a shelf and carpet, and that was it. I just wished that I would find a man that could help me with this sort of thing.
"Oh, I didn't know that you were here." I said and walked over to her and gave her a hug.
"Well, Zero didn't come here by himself." She said sarcastic.
"You got a point there!" I said and walked to my two seated couch in the living room and put on the tv.
"Rough day?" She asked me and placed herself next to me. My mother looked just like me, except that she had short hair and a very slim body. She worked out a lot, and you could really see that.
"Yeah, as usual, but I'll survive it." I said and sighed, "And thank you for guarding Zero this weekend, I needed some time alone."
"No problem, it was our pleasure. He is such a nice dog."
"Yeah he is." I said and patted Zero on his head.
"I'll have to go now; me and your father are going away for three weeks. We have hired a cabin in the woods at a place called Forks."
"Are you seriously going to spend time where Twilight took place?" I asked her and crooked an eyebrow.
"Well.. Maybe." She said.
"Mom, I know that you love twilight, stop pretending that this isn't with purpose."
"Okay, it is with purpose, but don't say anything to your father. He thinks that it is creepy that I like twilight."
"Well it is creepy!" I said and laughed at her.
"If you say so. I'll see you in a couple of weeks, take care now, I love you Kahlan." She said to me and gave me a kiss on my cheek.
"I love you to mom."

Directly when she had left my apartment I made some dinner for me and Zero. We ate in front of the TV, and yes, I let my dog sit beside me and taste some of my food. Dog food smells like crap and it is the only right thing to let him taste some normal, good tasting food once in a while. Then we took a little walk round the block, Zero didn't like to take so long walks. He is too fat to walk long distances. It didn’t matter how long we walked, it was the visit outside that mattered. The evening was dark and chilly, you could feel that rain was in the air. The short walk around the block made me freeze a bit after the little walk we went inside again and filled up a bath. I had a pretty large bathroom. It was stylish as well. White, beige and red was the colors that I had used there. I got a big bathtub with shower and massage in it, a little toilet and a big sink with a shelf right over it where I put all my make-up and things I needed, like toothbrush. Over the sink and shelf I got a really big mirror, it had good light so I preferred to do my make-up and hair there although I could do it in my bedroom. I undressed and slowly went in to the bathtub, not wanting to burn myself. As I lay there I got some time to think, about life, work, friends and everything around that. I cleaned my hair and my body before stepping out of the tub. I put on my bathrobe and spun in my hair into a towel. Zero ran around me and I put him in his bed next to my bed and changed into a big Metallica t-shirt and a pair of black and white spotted panties. I walked to my bed and crawled under the duvet, right after that I fell asleep and did not look forward to tomorrow...

Notes

My new story, I know that I am still updating "Can I borrow your lighter?", but that one has been done for ages and I have been so stoked to start writing again. It's been like 3-4 months since I last wrote anything, so no hate! I'm doing my best :)

Just comment what you think about it, should I keep writing on it or throw it away? :)