Not this time

Fiction Friday: Use this quote as the spark for anything you want: "I'm not one for sentimental endings. Not this time." In case you're curious the quote is a lyric that caught my fancy from the song Jack and Jill by The Lift.
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"I'm not one for sentimental endings. Not this time." Laura said, looking up, straight into his eyes. His hand falls onto her face, causing her to fall on her hands and knees.

Laughing with his glossy white teeth all sparkling in the street light, he stands there waiting for her to make her move. Toss aside like a bag of garbage, Laura stares up at him again, determine. Her eyes spill no tears. Her heart, no longer wanting to feel the anger. He was so arrogant, so spiteful. When his phone rang, he takes it out of his pocket, chatting away like any normal day.

With one swift motion, she jabs the knife into his left knee, than the other. He screams with such tragic sounds making Laura cover her ears. He falls onto the cement ground, dripping away. Laura slowly gets up onto her feet, standing tall, looking down at this pitiful man whom she once loved. She points at him with the knife in her hand, shouting the words that he doesn't want to hear: "You do not own me!" She drops the knife on the ground. She walks away dragging her left foot.

In the darkness of the night sky, Laura looks up to see a plane go by. Out on this highway with rarely anyone in sight, she gathers her thoughts. The pain inside no longer makes her weak. She erases her mind from thoughts of anger and pity. There will be no pity tonight - not for him and not for her.

Her face was sore with bruises everywhere but she didn't care. She won this time and there's nobody around to tell her she was wrong. Nobody to said, "Laura, be reasonable. He is your husband." No one to make her take him back. She turns her head to look back at him but all she sees is a dark shadow next to a unmoving car. She smiles to herself. This is the end, this is it. She was grateful for the gift that her friend, Katie had given her. A birthday gift, so forgiving. A one way ticket - to where? It doesn't matter as long it's not here.